Negin Bastami, Dr. T Vithya, Corresponding Author, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Al-Ameen College of pharmacy, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Dr. Shankar Prasad, Medical Director, St. Philomena’s Hospital Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
A.K Bhati, Head of Department of Surgery, St. Philomena’s Hospital Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
THE STUDY OF RATIONALITY AND ADR OF ANTIBIOTICS WITH ACCORDANCE TO WHO INDICATORS IN SURGICAL DEPARTMENT IN TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL
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Abstract
Antibiotics are used to prevent infections before, during and after the
surgery. Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) is one of the pillars of SSI prevention and is
defined as the prevention of infectious complications by administering an effective anti-
microbial agent prior to exposure to contamination during surgery. There are potential adverse
effects of the administration of antimicrobials both in the individual and the population.
Antimicrobial prophylaxis should, therefore, only be offered to patients where there is evidence
or, in the absence of evidence, expert consensus that the potential benefits of prophylaxis
outweigh the risks.