Current Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis Practices: A Survey of Orthopaedic Surgeons in India.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) has become the standard of care in orthopaedic surgery. Inappropriate usage of antibiotics (dosage, strength, and/or administration time and duration) can inadvertently result in superadded infections and antimicrobial resistance. The purpose of this study was to document and analyse the prescription patterns for SAP, and to investigate the factors associated with divergence from standard guidelines.

Methods

We conducted an online cross-sectional questionnaire-based study to collect information about the SAP practices of the members of the Indian Orthopaedic Association (IOA) using Google forms. A link to the questionnaire was sent by e-mails.

Results

The overall response rate was 5.73%. While 97.3% respondents practise

SUBMITTER: Santoshi JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8081791 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature