Antimicrobial prophylaxis uses and incidence of surgical site infection in Jayanagar General Hospital, Bangalore, India

OBJECTIVE: Wound infections are the commonest hospital-acquired infections in surgical patients. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the pattern of antimicrobial prophylaxis in general surgery in Jayanagar general hospital, Bangalore, India. METHOD: It is a prospective, observational study. The data were collected from 180 patients who satisfied inclusion and exclusion criteria in Jayanagar General Hospital. During the study, 180 prescriptions were studied and patient records were collected and analyzed using SPSS and Microsoft excel. RESULT: The patients were taken a crack at the investigation. More frequently used antibiotics are cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, and amikacin. About 98% of patients who undergo minor or major surgery received antibiotics. Among them, 27.22% received amikacin and cefotaxime, 12.22% received ceftriaxone and metronidazole, 12.22% received cefotaxime and metronidazole, and 10.55% received amikacin and ceftriaxone. About 20.5% received the triple combination. Among 180 patients, 37 patients were treated with one antibiotic, 120 patients were treated with two antibiotics, and the rest of 23 patients with three antibiotics and more; among them patients treated with single antibiotics had a high incidence of SSI. CONCLUSION: The study finished up about the abuse and inappropriate selections of antibiotics. Henceforth, our study likewise proposes following the guidelines for judicious utilization of antibiotics, and limiting inappropriate antibiotic use is the most ideal approach to minimize the odds of SSI. The clinic ought to set up prophylactic antibiotics guidelines which ought to be open and open by each individual from the careful group. The medical checklist ought to be polished viably. Incessant review of prophylactic antibiotic use is expected to improve legitimate practices (prophylactic antibiotics employments). Surgeons should adhere to prophylactic antibiotics guidelines.