Antibiotic Prescribing Patterns among Post-operative Patients of Surgery Department at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Bangladesh: A Cross-sectional study
Keywords:
Prescribing pattern, Post-operative patients, AntibioticsAbstract
Background: Antibiotics are one of the most important drugs in post-operative patients. After any successful surgery, patient outcome greatly depends on the use of appropriate antibiotics. Postoperative wound infections are the third most common cause of nosocomial infection in surgical patients, and it is higher in developing countries. It is associated with significant morbidity and mortality and increases costs in health care. It also significantly increases the postoperative length of hospital stay, hospital charges, and risk of death. But the irrational use of antibiotics promotes the emergence of resistance, which is a global concern nowadays.
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the commonly used antibiotics among the post-operative patients in the Surgery department of a tertiary care hospital in Dhaka.
Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted in the Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka, in collaboration with the Surgery Department of Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka, from July 2023 to June 2024. A total of 216 patients were enrolled in this study after meeting the selection criteria.
Results: In this study, the most commonly prescribed antibiotic group was cephalosporin, which was 39.3%, followed by the Nitroimidazole group at 34.3% and the penicillin group 10.3%. Among the cephalosporin group, ceftriaxone was the most prescribed drug in our study, which was 48.5% then Metronidazole 137(34.3%).
Conclusion: Ceftriaxone and metronidazole are the most commonly used antibiotics in post-operative patients.
Mediscope 2026;13(2): 97-104
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