Knowledge, attitude and practice of surgical staff towards preoperative surgical antibiotic prophylaxis at an academic tertiary hospital in Sudan.

Conclusion: Although the participants in this study showed a positive attitude towards antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines, their knowledge and strict adherence to a protocolized practice per WHO checklist should be improved in order to reduce the incidence of preventable surgical site infections. PMID: 31827619 [PubMed]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31827619?dopt=Abstract

Source: Patient Safety in Surgery - December 14, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Ahmed AM, Nasr S, Ahmed AM, Elkhidir O Tags: Patient Saf Surg Source Type: research