Identification of Intervention Opportunities through Assessment of the Appropriateness of Antibiotic Prescribing in Surgical Patients in a UK Hospital Using a National Audit Tool: A Single Centre Retrospective Audit

Identifying opportunities to safely reduce antibiotic prescribing is necessary for prescribers and antibiotic stewardship teams to minimise unwarranted antibiotic use. We aimed to quantify excess antibiotic use in General Surgery. We retrospectively audited the antibiotic prescribing for patients di...

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Main Authors: Daniel John Hearsey, Kathleen B. Bamford, Michael Hutton, Liam Wade, Henry Coates, Elizabeth Ramsay, Barbara Alberts, Neil Powell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-11-01
Series:Antibiotics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/11/11/1575