Antibiotic Prescription Style in Surgery Department in Baquba Teaching Hospital

Abstract

Antibiotics are one of the most common drugs prescribed in the hospitals. The present survey was performed to study the style of prescription of different types of antibiotic regimens in different surgeries in Baquba Teaching Hospital and assess the appropriateness of antibiotic therapy through a comparison with the standard guidelines for antibiotic prescription. Methodology: A retrospective survey were used to evaluate the patients undergone surgery through one month duration beginning from the 1st of April 2009 to the 1st of May 2009. 303 patients were enrolled in our survey and questionnaires concerning demographic data, type of surgery, and parameters of antibiotic therapy ( selection of antibiotic, dose, route and duration of therapy) were completed.