The Practice of Antimicrobial Stewardship in Thoracic Surgery and its Effectiveness.

作者信息

Madran Bahar, Keske Şiran, Tanju Serhan, Cesur Ekin Ezgi, Pala Selin, Dilege Şükrü, Ergönül Önder

机构信息

Department of Public Health, Koç University School of Medicine, İstanbul, Türkiye.

Koç University İşbank Research Center for Infectious Diseases (KUISCID), İstanbul, Türkiye.

出版信息

Infect Dis Clin Microbiol. 2024 Mar 8;6(1):60-65. doi: 10.36519/idcm.2024.301. eCollection 2024 Mar.

This study examines the effects of the bundle of antimicrobial stewardship measures for prophylactic antibiotics among thoracic surgery patients. A local protocol, based on current guidelines starting from December 2014, was developed by the Infection Control and Thoracic Surgery Teams. The effects of this protocol were assessed by monitoring a total of 1380 patients before and after its implementation from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2022.