Why the study?
Do antimicrobial stewardship interventions improve surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis appropriateness rates in hospital populations?
Do antimicrobial stewardship interventions improve surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis appropriateness rates in hospital populations?
Antimicrobial stewardship interventions may effectively establish sustained improvements in surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis appropriateness.
Supports AMS integration into surgical protocols now; extends Level 1 evidence for sustained stewardship impact.
Though results cannot be generalized to all hospital populations, enabling AMS interventions may be effective in establishing a sustained improvement in SAP appropriateness rates. Once identified the main causes of SAP inappropriateness, tailored AMS interventions for each department may be beneficial. Further studies are needed to evaluate specific outcomes as incidence of surgical site infections and antimicrobial resistance.
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