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Table 3 Final scores for appropriateness of antibiotic prophylaxis by surgical specialty

From: Appropriate use of antimicrobial prophylaxis: an observational study in 21 surgical wards

Surgical ward

≤2 (not conforming)

3 (acceptable)

4 (correct)

Total

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

Urologic (surgery)

21

30.9

14

20.6

33

48.5

68

General (surgery)

13

27.1

12

25.0

23

47.9

48

Vascular (surgery)

22

51.2

7

16.3

14

32.6

43

Orthopedic (surgery)

2

4.7

4

9.3

37

86.0

43

Plastic (surgery)

6

40.0

1

6.7

8

53.3

15

Heart (surgery)

0

0.0

0

0.0

15

100

15

Otolaryngologic (surgery)

5

38.5

0

0.0

8

61.5

13

Neuro (surgery)

4

33.3

1

8.3

7

58.3

12

Total (all interventions)

73

28.4

39

15.2

145

56.4

257