{"title":"Knowledge and practice of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis at a tertiary academic hospital in a low-middle income country","authors":"YC Yu, C. Steadman, S. Chetty","doi":"10.36303/sajaa.2958","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"surveillance system was in place. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that the overall SAP knowledge and practice was fair, but core principles such as dosing, timing and duration of SAP were inadequate and need urgent attention. We recommend that through a multidisciplinary collaborative effort, a recognised guideline should be adapted and introduced, and awareness of correct SAP practices promoted at Tygerberg Hospital. Furthermore, the introduction of a surveillance system will help improve the quality of surgical care.","PeriodicalId":21769,"journal":{"name":"Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.3000,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.36303/sajaa.2958","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"ANESTHESIOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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surveillance system was in place. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that the overall SAP knowledge and practice was fair, but core principles such as dosing, timing and duration of SAP were inadequate and need urgent attention. We recommend that through a multidisciplinary collaborative effort, a recognised guideline should be adapted and introduced, and awareness of correct SAP practices promoted at Tygerberg Hospital. Furthermore, the introduction of a surveillance system will help improve the quality of surgical care.