Surgical prophylaxis
Identifying and definitional attributes | |
Metadata item type: | Outcome Area |
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| METeOR identifier: | 624364 |
| Registration status: | Health, Standard 12/09/2016 |
| Description: | If a patient having surgery requires prophylactic antibiotics, the prescription is made in accordance with the current version of the Therapeutic guidelines: antibiotic (Antibiotic Expert Group 2014) (or local antibiotic formulary that aligns with the current Therapeutic guidelines: antibiotic), and takes into consideration the patient’s clinical condition. |
Relational attributes | |
| Indicator sets linked to this outcome area: | Clinical care standard indicators: antimicrobial stewardship Health, Standard 12/09/2016 |
| Indicators linked to this outcome area: | Antimicrobial stewardship: 9a-Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in accordance with guidelines Health, Standard 12/09/2016 Antimicrobial stewardship: 9b-Timely administration of prophylactic antibiotics prior to surgery Health, Standard 12/09/2016 Antimicrobial stewardship: 9c-Cessation of prophylactic antibiotics following surgery Health, Standard 12/09/2016 |
Source and reference attributes | |
| Submitting organisation: | Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care |
| Reference documents: | ACSQHC (Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care) 2014. Antimicrobial stewardship clinical care standard. Sydney: ACSQHC. Antibiotic Expert Group 2014. Therapeutic guidelines: antibiotic. Version 15. Melbourne: Therapeutic Guidelines Limited.
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