scholarly journals Iranian surgeons’ compliance with the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists guideline: antibiotic prophylaxis in private versus teaching hospitals of Shiraz, Iran

2011 ◽  
Vol 5 (S6) ◽  
Author(s):  
M Askarian ◽  
H Mahdaviazad ◽  
SM Masoompour
2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (08) ◽  
pp. 876-878 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehrdad Askarian ◽  
Ali Reza Moraweji ◽  
Hossein Mirkhani ◽  
Soha Namazi ◽  
Harrison Weed

We assessed the appropriateness of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in 6 teaching hospitals in Shiraz, Iran, using the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists guideline as a reference. We reviewed the medical records of 1,000 patients who underwent 1 of 9 different surgical procedures (1 procedure per patient). The proportion of procedures in which there was compliance with all guideline recommendations was 0.3%. The most common mistakes were overuse and misuse of antibiotics.


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