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Importance of antibiotic therapy in post-surgical patients

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Author Details : Anitta Pottananikkal*, Athira Varghese, Sunitha Sam, Vineeth Chandy

Volume : 10, Issue : 1, Year : 2023

Article Page : 12-16

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijpp.2023.004

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Abstract

Antibiotics are the class of medication that prevent the infections that is caused by bacteria; antibiotics make it difficult to grow or multiply or directly killing them. But the widespread misuse of antibiotics can also lead to serious consequences. In the case of post-operative patients, the empirical antibiotics should be selected based on the site of infection, etiology, and pharmacokinetics of the antibiotics. Therefore, the rational use of empirical antibiotics is based on the increase in the total count and also the spike in temperature. The review focus on the time, duration, rationality, and selection of empirical antibiotics, and antibiotic prescription patterns in different departments and different age groups.

Keywords: Empirical antibiotics, Antibiotic policy, National treatment guideline, Antibiotics prescription pattern, Antibiotic stewardship

How to cite : Pottananikkal A, Varghese A, Sam S, Chandy V, Importance of antibiotic therapy in post-surgical patients. Indian J Pharm Pharmacol 2023;10(1):12-16

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