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A Study on the Pattern of Antibiotic Use in Surgery Patients at a Rural Hospital

B.A. Joshi* , B.A. Joshi* , Arjun C.* , Udayashankar* , Jayanth D.H.* , Bhavya**

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New Indian Journal of Surgery 7(3):p 251-255, Sept - Dec 2016. | DOI: DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21088/nijs.0976.4747.7316.6

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 The aim of the present study is to observe patterns of antibiotic use in surgical conditions and also the effectiveness of antibiotics in the prevention and treatment of post­operative infections. The antibiotic use will be studied in patients admitted for various surgical procedures from Sep 2015 to Nov 2015. This study is planned to observe the pattern of antibiotic use for general surgeries, both pre­operatively as well as post­operatively and to assess the outcome. The settings and design of this study was tertiary care teaching hospital, prospective study. The antibiotics used pre­operatively and post­operatively were noted down and also any change in the antibiotic administration. Antibiotic prescription is a major concern in terms of public health, since infections are the most frequent cause of disease. The aim of this a hospital­based study was to assess the pattern of antibiotic use in the surgery ward of a rural hospital, Southern­India. From the result of the study, the frequency and percentage of antibiotic prescriptions identified. The most frequently prescribed single antibiotic was Taxim (Cefotaxime). While the most commonly prescribed multiple antibiotic prescriptions was Xone inj plus Metronidazole inj. From the result we can conclude that, there was a significant oral and inject able antibiotic utilization in the study area compared to similar studies conducted in other part of the world.

Keywords: Antibiotic use; Pattern

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