Pre-operative antibiotic use reduces surgical site infection

To assess the efficacy of World Health Organisation Surgical Safety Checklist as a simple, reliable and effective tool to ensure appropriate administration of intravenous antibiotics. The prospective interventional study was conducted in three phases at Mayo Hospital, Lahore, from May 2011 to Januar...

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Published in:Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association 2015-07, Vol.65 (7), p.733-736
Main Authors: Toor, Asad Ali, Farooka, Muhammad Waris, Ayyaz, Mahmood, Sarwar, Hassan, Malik, Awais Amjad, Shabbir, Faisal
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Antibiotic Prophylaxis - methods
Antibiotic Prophylaxis - standards
Antibiotics
Checklist - methods
Female
Guideline Adherence - statistics & numerical data
Health aspects
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Preoperative Care - methods
Preoperative Care - standards
Prospective Studies
Quality Improvement
Surgery
Surgical Wound Infection - prevention & control
Treatment Outcome
World Health Organization
Young Adult
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Summary:To assess the efficacy of World Health Organisation Surgical Safety Checklist as a simple, reliable and effective tool to ensure appropriate administration of intravenous antibiotics. The prospective interventional study was conducted in three phases at Mayo Hospital, Lahore, from May 2011 to January 2012. The first phase comprised baseline data collection, followed by implementation of World Health Organisation Surgical Safety Checklist, and finally post-implementation data collection. The duration of each phase was 3 months. Primary end points were discharge from hospital, 30 days or death of the patient. Of the 613 patients in the study, 303(49.4%) were in the pre-implementation phase and 310(50.5%) in post-implementation phase. Adherence of optimal administration of antibiotic increased from 114(37.6%) to 282(91%) (p
ISSN:0030-9982