Appropriateness of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis in a teaching hospital in Ghana: findings and implications.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Surgical site infections (SSIs) are among the most common infections seen in hospitalized patients in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), accounting for up to 60% of hospital-acquired infections. Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP) has shown to be an effective intervention for reducing SSIs and their impact. There are concerns of inappropriate use of SAP in Ghana and therefore our audit in this teaching hospital.

Methods

A retrospective cross sectional clinical audit of medical records of patients undergoing surgery over a 5 month duration from January to May 2021 in Ho Teaching Hospital. A data collection form was designed to collect key information including the age and gender of patients, type and duration of surgery, choice and duration of SAP. The

SUBMITTER: Sefah IA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9549739 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature