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Table 2 Prophylactic antibiotic prescriptions

From: Antimicrobial prophylaxis outside the operating theatre, an audit in a university hospital

 

Prescriptions (n)

Presence of protocol (%)

According to protocol (%)

Motivation of non-adherence (%)

Medical prophylaxis (%)

141

125 (88.7%)

118 (94.4%)

1/7 (14.3%)

Medical intervention prophylaxis

22

13 (59.1%)

12 (92.3%)

0/1

Surgical prophylaxisa

57

42 (73.7%)

41 (97.6%)

0/1

Total

220

180 (81.8%)

171 (95.0%)

1/9 (11.1%)

  1. aSurgical prophylaxis given on a ward