USE OF ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS IN THE SURGICAL CENTER OF PRIVATE HOSPITAL IN CHAPECÓ/SC
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https://doi.org/10.14450/infarma.e202615Keywords:
Hospital infections, antibiotic prophylaxis, surgical site infectionAbstract
Objective: To evaluate antibiotic therapy as a prophylactic measure in adult patients undergoing surgical procedures in a private hospital. Method: This is a cross-sectional, observational, descriptive, retroactive, quantitative study, which was carried out by collecting data from the electronic medical records of adult patients who underwent surgical procedures in a private hospital, located in the city of Chapecó, in the west of SC, from April to June 2023. The final sample was obtained through inclusion criteria, patients over 18 years of age, and exclusion, incomplete medical records, totaling 862 patients eligible for the research. Variables related to social and demographic aspects and associated with antibiotic prescription were investigated. Descriptive statistics, mean, standard deviation, frequency distribution %) and the Chi-square test were used. Results: It was found that surgical antibiotic prophylaxis is used for practically all surgical procedures performed in the hospital institution evaluated (98.72%), 16 including those classified as clean surgery. It was observed that the most commonly used antibiotic was the reference drug Kefazol®, whose active ingredient is Cefazolin, and that the variables analyzed in relation to its use follow the recommendations in the literature. The medical specialty that performed the most surgical procedures in the period evaluated was orthopedics. Conclusion: The results demonstrated in this study highlight the importance of antibiotic prophylaxis as a preventive measure against hospital infections resulting from surgical procedures and draw attention to the rational use of antibiotics for this purpose, taking into account bacterial resistance.
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