The pattern of antibiotic usage in surgical in-patients of a teaching hospital, northwest Ethiopia

Abula, Teferra; Kedir, Mohammed

doi:10.4314/ejhd.v18i1.9863

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“…According to world health organization (WHO) recommendation, prescribing and dispensing of drugs by its generic name avoids confusion between prescribers and dispensers. [8][9][10] In our study we found that the pattern of generic prescribing was 97.5% which were considerably sufficient. However, other studies conducted in different parts of Ethiopia showed that the use of generic products (Bahirdar hospitals 70.5%, Gonder hospital 72.6% and Debretabore hospital 84%) was low compared to this study showing the better performance of the present study hospital in this regard.…”

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Prescribing pattern of antibiotics in pediatric wards of Bishoftu Hospital, East Ethiopia

Feleke¹,

Yenet²,

Lenjisa³

2013

Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol

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Prescribing pattern of antibiotics in pediatric wards of Bishoftu Hospital, East Ethiopia

Feleke¹,

Yenet²,

Lenjisa³

2013

Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol

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“…However, very little is known how drugs (particularly antibiotics) are used in hospitals like in other health facilities (Abula and Kedir, 2004).…”

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Assessment of the pattern of antibiotics use in pediatrics ward of Dessie Referral Hospital, North East Ethiopia

Alemnew¹,

Atnafie²

2015

Int. J. Med. Med. Sci.

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The main purpose is to assess the prescribing practice of antibiotic in pediatrics ward of DRH, North East Ethiopia. Methods: A hospital-based retrospective cross sectional study was used to assess patient cards for the past 1 year (June 2012-May 2013). Results: About 98 % of pediatrics was prescribed with at least one antibiotic. The most common diagnoses were severe pneumonia (19.6%) and Acute Gastroenteritis (AGE) with some dehydration (10.3%). The most commonly prescribed single antibiotics was crystalline penicillin (33.3%) and multiple antibiotics were ampicillin and gentamicin (62.9%).Accordingly, parenteral route accounted for 377(76%) and with a practice of parenteral to oral shift upon discharge in only 7.9% of cases. The average number of drugs per patient was 1.70±0.93 and antibiotics per patient were 1.457±0.599. More than 61.51% of the patients were exposed to at least two drugs. Conclusion: There is high percentage of antibiotics use in pediatrics ward of DRH and even some of them administered without proper indication. Proper treatment guidelines and policies should be practiced to promote judicious use of antibiotics.

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“…The use of antibiotics in surgical patients both for prophylaxis and treatment of infections is a justifiable practice that however requires a regular review of the chosen regimen on the grounds of efficacy, diagnosis pattern, prescribing pattern and the aspects to maximize the benefits to the patients [5]. Antibiotics are among the most commonly prescribed drugs in hospitals and developed countries around 30% of the hospitalized patients are treated with antibiotics [6].…”

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Antibiotic Utilization Pattern at the Surgery Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital

Raut

Cherian

Chauhan

et al. 2017

Asian J Pharm Clin Res

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Objective: This study aims to determine the pattern of antibiotic utilization at the surgery department of a tertiary care hospital.Methods: A prospective observational study was conducted over a period of 6-month in surgical ward at Bharti Hospital and Research Centre, Pune, a 1000 bedded teaching hospital. Patients above 18 years and receiving antibiotic therapy pre-and post-surgery were included in the study.Results: A total of 160 patients with surgical operations were included in the study. The disease spectrum was classified into respective system-wise surgical procedures of which 49.37% cases are skin and soft tissue infections, 25.62% cases of general surgical procedure, 12.5% cases of gastrointestinal surgical procedure, 11.25% cases of urinary system, and 1.25% case of head-neck system. 20.62% of the study patients had hernia, 18.12% patients had cellulitis, 16.87% patients had diabetic foot ulcer, 16.25% patients had abscess, and 10.62% patients had appendicitis and cholelithiasis. In this study, it was found that 471 antibiotics were used in total of 160 patients, among which highest group of antibiotics prescribed were third generation cephalosporin (28.23%) followed by penicillins (23.56%). The most frequently prescribed antibiotics were metronidazole -19.74% among the nitroimidazoles followed by ceftriaxone -19.53% of the class cephalosporins. Conclusion:The rate of prescribing of broad-spectrum antibiotics has increased demonstrably which may result in the development of bacterial resistance; however, development of guidelines for an antibiotic prescription and use of appropriate drugs for the diseases can minimize the unfavorable use of antibiotics and cost of health care.

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The pattern of antibiotic usage in surgical in-patients of a teaching hospital, northwest Ethiopia

Cited by 37 publications

References 8 publications

Prescribing pattern of antibiotics in pediatric wards of Bishoftu Hospital, East Ethiopia

Prescribing pattern of antibiotics in pediatric wards of Bishoftu Hospital, East Ethiopia

Assessment of the pattern of antibiotics use in pediatrics ward of Dessie Referral Hospital, North East Ethiopia

Antibiotic Utilization Pattern at the Surgery Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital

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