Determining the degree of compliance of Antibiotic prophylaxis before surgery with national guidelines in the gynecology ward of Shahid Sadoughi Hospital in Yazd

Proper use of antibiotic prophylaxis reduces the rate of postoperative infection, but the administration of inappropriate antibiotics increases the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacterial species as well as prolongs the hospital stay, imposes unnecessary costs, and drug reactions. The purpose of the present study was the investigation of the rate of compliance of antibiotic prophylaxis before surgery with national guidelines in the gynecology ward of Shahid Sadoughi Hospital in Yazd. The present study was a cross-sectional research that was performed in the gynecology ward of Shahid Sadoughi Hospital in Yazd, Iran. The records of 200 patients were reviewed randomly. Patients’ information was including personal information, type of surgery, type of prophylactic antibiotic, dose of antibiotic and time of administration. Finally, the compliance of antibiotic prophylaxis with national guidelines was compared and data analysis was performed using SPSS 22 software. The age mean of patients was 36.6 ±10.5 years. Out of 200 operations, 85 were hysterectomy, 65 cesarean, 30 curettage & abortion and 20 other gynecological operations. The present study showed that the highest compliance was related to the time of antibiotic administration.