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Table 5 Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis indicators (Indicators 11, 12)

From: Investigation of antimicrobial use at a tertiary care hospital in Southern Punjab, Pakistan using WHO methodology

Sr. No.

Parameters

Results

1

Number of cesarean section cases

100

2

Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis prescribed for patients

54

3

Total number of doses of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis prescribed for cesarean section procedures

65

4

Average number of doses of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis prescribed for cesarean section procedures

1.2 ± 0.4

5

Percentage of patients who received surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis for cesarean section in accordance with clinical guidelinesa

0

  1. aClinical Practice Guidelines for Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery (www.ashp.org/surgical-guidelines)