Table 4.
Costs associated with the use of antibiotics in the patients studied
| PAP assessment criteria | Patients (N) | Pharmaceutical form (Unit) | Cost of treatment (USD) | Global cost | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capsule | Vial | Capsule | Vial | USD (%) | |||
| Preoperative administration | |||||||
| Appropriate antibiotic selection | 558 | – | 1084 | – | 262.11 | 262.11 (9.55) | |
| Inappropriate antibiotic selection | 11 | – | 11 | – | 18.44 | 18.44 (0.67) | |
| No use of antibiotics | 245 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Postoperative administration Inappropriate | |||||||
| Unsupported indication | 814 | 23,055 | 4269 | 1033.04 | 1429.77 |
2462.81 (89.78) |
|
| Total | 814 | 23,055 | 5364 | 1033.04 | 1710.32 | 2743.36 (100) | |