ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To observe the antibiotics usage in post- operative emergency gastrointestinal surgeries and to assess the adherence of patients to the antibiotics prescribed and to observe the adverse effects of drug if any for achieving good clinical outcomes in the patients undergoing emergency gastrointestinal surgeries by educating the patients on the use of antibiotics METHODS: A prospective observational study was conducted in the department of Medicine, Raja Muthiah Medical Collage Hospital (RMMCH), Chidambaram, India over a period of 6 months. Patients details were collected using self-designed patient proforma. Patient’s medication adherence was assessed using MORISKY SCALE and patients were counselled regarding antibiotics use with the help pf pictograms and information leaflets RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: A total of 60 patients were enrolled in the study out of which more number of patients were male belonging to 18 to 33 years. Most commonly prescribed antibiotics were cefotaxime and metronidazole. Mostly combinations of antibiotics were used in treatment. Medication adherence was significantly improved 17% as the impact of our patient counselling.
Publication date: 01/02/21

https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2021/February/MS_IJBPAS_2021_5352.pdf

Download PDF
https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.2.5352