Abstract
Under the fee-for-service system, the overuse and misuse of perioperative antibiotics have become serious concerns in Japan. The objective of the present study is to investigate practice variations of perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis between and within hospitals, and to identify any opportunities for improvement. We polled 319 surgeons in six specialties employed by 11 teaching hospitals in Japan. We developed questionnaires with vignettes, asking physicians about their practice of antimicrobial prophylaxis in six surgical procedures (gastrectomy, hysterectomy, cataract surgery, clipping of cerebral aneurysm, hip fracture surgery, and coronary artery bypass graft) and utilization of institutional clinical pathways. Average durations of prophylaxis varied by procedure, from 1.6 days for cataract surgery to 5.8 days for clipping surgery. Variation was also observed between institutions for the same procedure, e.g. institutional averages for the duration of prophylaxis for gastrectomy ranged from 2.3 to 7 days. Large intra-institutional variation in prophylaxis duration and inconsistent use of clinical pathways were observed in the cases of gastrectomy, hip fracture surgery, and clipping surgery. At one hospital, 20% of phy...Continue Reading
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