Quality Standard for Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgical Procedures

The objectives of this quality standard are to provide an implementation mechanism that will facilitate the reliable administration of prophylactic antimicrobial agents to patients undergoing operative procedures in which such a practice is judged to be beneficial and to provide a guideline that wil...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 1994-03, Vol.18 (3), p.422-427
Main Authors: Dellinger, E. Patchen, Gross, Peter A., Barrett, Trisha L., Krause, Peter J., Martone, William J., McGowan, John E., Sweet, Richard L., Wenzel, Richard P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibacterial agents
Antibiotics
Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents
Antimicrobials
Biological and medical sciences
Dosage
Hospital administration
Infections
Infectious diseases
Infectious Diseases Society of America Quality Standards for Infectious Diseases
Medical sciences
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Surgical procedures
Surgical specialties
Surgical wound infections
Wound infections
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Summary:The objectives of this quality standard are to provide an implementation mechanism that will facilitate the reliable administration of prophylactic antimicrobial agents to patients undergoing operative procedures in which such a practice is judged to be beneficial and to provide a guideline that will help local hospital committees formulate policies and set up mechanisms for their implementation. Although standards in the medical literature spell out recommendations for specific procedures, agents, schedules, and doses, other reports document that these standards frequently are not followed in practice.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/clinids/18.3.422