Antimicrobial stewardship: 9c-Cessation of prophylactic antibiotics following surgery
Indicator Attributes
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Metadata item type: | Indicator |
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Indicator type: | Indicator |
Short name: | Indicator 9c-Cessation of prophylactic antibiotics following surgery |
METEOR identifier: | 612264 |
Registration status: | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Retired 25/01/2022 Health, Standard 12/09/2016 |
Description: | Proportion of patients whose prophylactic antibiotics were discontinued within 24 hours following surgery. |
Rationale: | One-third to one-half of antibiotic use in hospitals is for surgical antibiotic prophylaxis. Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis is used inappropriately 30–90 per cent of the time, especially with respect to timing and duration (Antibiotic Expert Group 2014). |
Indicator set: | Clinical care standard indicators: antimicrobial stewardship Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, Retired 25/01/2022 Health, Standard 12/09/2016 |
Outcome area: | Surgical prophylaxis Health, Standard 12/09/2016 |
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