Abstract:
Introduction:
Irrational perioperative antibacterial prophylaxis
increases microbial resistance, treatment cost, and
length of hospital stay.
Purpose:
Evaluation of the rationality of perioperative
antibiotic prophylaxis by assessing the time of
administration of antibacterial drugs and the duration
of their use.
Material and methods:
In 5 surgical departments, 100 patients were
evaluated for the time of administration of the
antibiotic relatively to the time of incision and the
duration of their prophylactic use.
Results:
The antibacterial drug was administered 1-2 hours
before the skin incision in 39 patients, one hour - in 25,
and after the incision - in 36 patients. Duration of
prophylactic use of antibiotics in 12 patients - up to 24
hours, in 88 - over 24 hours.
Conclusions:
Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis is largely irrational, which was
manifested by the administration of the antibiotic after the incision, as well
as by the duration of administration over 24 hours.
Description:
Department of pharmacology and clinical pharmacology, State University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Nicolae Testemiteanu" Chișinău, Republic of Moldova, Congresul consacrat aniversării a 75-a de la fondarea Universității de Stat de Medicină și Farmacie „Nicolae Testemițanu” din Republica Moldova, Ziua internațională a științei pentru pace și dezvoltare