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September 10, 2025QAI Journal for Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety

Impact of a Standardized Institutional Policy on Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in a Tertiary Care Hospital

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MMM. MurugesanSJSudesan JothiPMP. Murugan

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Nonrandomized prospective intervention improved antibiotic choice and timing in surgical patients, suggesting effective policy implementation.

Key Points

  • Compliance with appropriate antibiotic choice significantly improved from 68.7% to 98.7% postintervention, underscoring the impact of policy.
  • Timing compliance in antibiotic administration also rose from 64% to 75.2%, indicating better adherence to evidence-based practices.
  • The study involved a nonrandomized prospective interventional design assessing SAP practices before and after policy implementation.
  • The findings highlight the importance of localized policy development and stakeholder consensus to improve surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis.

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Murugesan et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c2404eb210217d64799c22https://doi.org/10.4103/ijhqpcs.ijhqpcs_15_25
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