Table 3.
Main results regarding the analyzed outcomes of interest.
| Author/year/place | Appropriate indication | Inappropriate indication | Administration at the correct time | Correct choice | Appropriate discontinuation | Appropriate antibiotic prophylaxis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Gul et al., 2005) Malaysia |
ND | ND | 98% | 87%A 22%B 84.3%C |
20%A 48%B 69%C |
ND |
| (Colgan et al., 2005) Australia |
ND | ND | 12.73% | ND | ND | ND |
| (Askarian et al., 2006) Iran |
ND | 98% | ND | ND | 5.8% | 0.3% |
| (Castella et al., 2006) Italy |
ND | ND | 84% | 95% | 80% | ND |
| (Bull et al., 2006) Australia |
ND | ND | 76.4% | 53.3% | ND | 81.1% |
| (Fennessy et al., 2006) Ireland |
ND | 5%D, 30%E, 66%F 80%G, 96%H, 100%A |
40% | ND | ND | ND |
| (Sae-Tia and Chongsomchai, 2006) Thailand |
ND | ND | ND | ND | ND | 75.2% |
| (Malavaud et al., 2008a) France |
88.1% | ND | 72.9% | 91.9% | ND | 58.3% |
| (Tourmousoglou et al., 2008) Greece |
ND | 19% | 100% | 70% | 36.3% | 36.3% |
| (Malavaud et al., 2008b) France |
85% | ND | 39.7% | 82.8% | 91.4% | 42% |
| (Mahdaviazad, 2011) Iran |
ND | 64.6% | 61.1% | 25.4% | 29.4% | 10.13% |
| (Meeks et al., 2011) United States |
ND | ND | 79% | 65% | 82% | 62% |
| (Durando et al., 2012) Italy |
70.3% | ND | 75.7% | ND | ND | 35.5% |
| (Hohmann et al., 2012) Germany |
ND | ND | ND | ND | 67.1% | 70.7% |
| (Pittalis et al., 2013) Italy |
95% | 5% | 50% | 84.5% | 48% | 84.5% |
| (Machado-Alba et al., 2013) Colombia |
ND | ND | 45.5% | ND | ND | 44.5% |
| (Napolitano et al., 2013) Italy |
ND | ND | 53.4% | 25.5% | ND | 18.1% |
| (Wright et al., 2013) United States |
87.1% | 2.3% | ND | ND | ND | ND |
Analyzed outcomes:
Appropriate indication of antibiotic prophylaxis.
Inappropriate indication of antibiotic prophylaxis.
Antibiotic administration at the correct time.
Correct antibiotic choice.
Appropriate discontinuation of antibiotic prophylaxis.
Adequate antibiotic prophylaxis = adherence to the protocols of antibiotic prophylaxis adopted.
ND = not described.
Considered appropriate/inappropriate, correct and adequate when the predefined parameters of antibiotic prophylaxis protocols adopted in each article are observed.
Surgeries – A: colorectal, B: cholecystectomies, C: inguinal hernioplasties, D: biopsies, E: head and neck, F: gastroduodenal, G: laparoscopic cholecystectomies, H: vascular.