Table 2.
Prescribing practices for prophylactic antimicrobials
| Measurement | All antimicrobials (systemic and topical) | Systemic antimicrobials only | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prophylactic (n = 4871) |
Totala (n = 15,831) |
Prophylactic (n = 4047) |
Totala (n = 9577) |
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| Frequency | ||||||||
| pro re nata | 339 | 7.0 | 3220 | 20.3 | 86 | 2.1 | 238 | 2.5 |
| Duration | ||||||||
| > 6 months | 2576 | 52.9 | 5403 | 34.1 | 2170 | 53.6 | 2590 | 27.0 |
| ≤ 6 months | 2042 | 41.9 | 9933 | 62.7 | 1643 | 40.6 | 6662 | 69.6 |
| Unknown | 253 | 5.2 | 495 | 3.1 | 234 | 5.8 | 325 | 3.4 |
| Documentation | ||||||||
| Indication | 3287 | 67.5 | 11,687 | 73.8 | 2653 | 65.6 | 7227 | 75.5 |
| Review or stop date | 1020 | 20.9 | 6449 | 40.7 | 759 | 18.8 | 4822 | 50.3 |
| Proportion | 4871 | 30.8 | 15,831 | 100 | 4047 | 42.3 | 9577 | 100 |
aIncludes prophylactic and therapeutic antimicrobials