Overuse of prophylactic antibiotics for elective caesarean delivery in Medani Hospital, Sudan

Name	World Continuing Education Alliance
Activity Title	Overuse of prophylactic antibiotics for elective caesarean delivery in Medani Hospital, Sudan
Details	Cesarean delivery (CD) is a procedure mainly performed to save the lives of mother and child to ensure a healthy outcome when normal vaginal delivery is not possible. It is the most common major surgical procedure performed worldwide (. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews has reported that antibiotic prophylaxis has reduced the risk of infectious morbidity of CD by 50% to 70% (. Recent reports have shown that a single dose of antibiotic used for CD is equally as adequate as multiple doses or multiple antibiotics, reducing the cost without increasing the infection rate (. Administration of antibiotic prophylaxis prior to CD is as effective as when given after cord clamping in reducing the risk of infectious morbidity (n Objectives Course Objective : Antibiotics for prophylaxis are widely used to reduce the risk of post-caesarean delivery infection. The dosage regimens are often inappropriate and may result in the appearance of drug-resistant organisms, which will increase the cost.. Objectives: A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate the prescribing patterns of prophylactic antibiotics for elective caesarean delivery (CD) at Medani Hospital, Sudan.. : The medical records of women who underwent elective CD from April 2015 to June 2015 were reviewed retrospectively.. : The main reasons for CD among these women (n=202) were repeat CD, breech and antepartum haemorrhage. The mean (±SD) age of the women was 28.7 (±6.2) years. Ceftizoxime was the most commonly prescribed antibiotic, prescribed for 63.9% of women. It was used alone in 12.4% of cases, and in combination with gentamicin and metronidazole in 49.5% of cases. Cefuroxime was used in combination with gentamicin and metronidazole in 26.7% of women, and in combin...
Competence	Public Health
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Event Time	08:30 AM
Location	World Continuing Education Alliance eLearning System
Cost (UGX)	0
CPD Points	1