Key result
Healthcare professionals did not strictly adhere to guidelines for surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (P=0.00).
Why the study?
The study evaluated adherence to guidelines for surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis in a Saudi tertiary care hospital.
What is the rate of adherence to guidelines for surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis in a Saudi tertiary care hospital?
Observational (n=707)
No
What is the rate of adherence to guidelines for surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis in a Saudi tertiary care hospital?
p-value: p=0.00
There is poor adherence to surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis guidelines among healthcare professionals in the studied Saudi tertiary care hospital.
May elevate infection and resistance risks; leaves open effective strategies to enhance adherence in tertiary settings.
OBJECTIVE: The study evaluated the adherence to the guidelines for surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis in a Saudi tertiary care hospital. METHODS: The medical records of 707 patients from the surgical units over a selected 3-month period were selected. The data were reviewed and statistically analysed. CONCLUSION: The findings of this study suggest that healthcare professionals do not strictly adhere to the guidelines for surgical antibiotic prophylaxis. Physicians are therefore encouraged to follow the recommendations appropriately and to regularly implement surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis for patient safety.
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Alahmadi et al. (2020) conducted an observational in Surgical patients (n=707). Adherence to guidelines for surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis was evaluated on Adherence to guidelines for surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (p=0.00). Healthcare professionals did not strictly adhere to guidelines for surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (P=0.00).
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