Abstract:Purpose: To examine the rate of compliance with National Surgical Infection Prevention Project performance measures and compliance with American Society of Health-System Pharmacists guidelines for procedures not covered by these measures and to evaluate noncompliance for explanatory factors. Methods: A retrospective review of all patients receiving prophylactic antibiotics for Class I (clean) or Class II (clean-contaminated) surgical procedures. Information collected included antibiotic ordered, antibiotic giv… Show more
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