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. 2017 Apr 28;6:41. doi: 10.1186/s13756-017-0199-7

Table 5.

Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis indicators (Indicators 11, 12)

Sr. No. Parameters Results
1 Number of cesarean section cases 100
2 Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis prescribed for patients 54
3 Total number of doses of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis prescribed for cesarean section procedures 65
4 Average number of doses of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis prescribed for cesarean section procedures 1.2 ± 0.4
5 Percentage of patients who received surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis for cesarean section in accordance with clinical guidelinesa 0

aClinical Practice Guidelines for Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery (www.ashp.org/surgical-guidelines)