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Adverse Financial and Clinical Burden of the Use of Prophylactic Antibiotics in Neurosurgical Patients^☆^ by Naairah Khan; Zairah Shamshad; Holly Batchelor-Parry; Iqra Marriyam; Sayed Samed Talibi; Rahim A Hussain is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Background Current guidance does not support the administration of prophylactic antibiotics in non-infected post-operative surgical cases including neurosurgery. ## Materials and methods This paper is a qualitative assessment, highlighting the economic cost of excessive antimicrobial prescription and the healthcare costs of the extra days of admission in hospital. ## Results One hundred and one neurosurgical cases were analysed in a single institution over a one-year period. The additional course of post-operative antibiotics has a cost of £56.72 and receiving prolonged post-operative antibiotics added on average £1121.10 to their admission bill. Up to 13.4 patients may have experienced an adverse drug event. ## Conclusion This paper reinforces the adherence to guidelines can aid in the reduction of adverse drug events, improve patient outcomes, and reduce costs associated with unnecessary drug prescriptions and administration.

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Author

Naairah Khan; Zairah Shamshad; Holly Batchelor-Parry; Iqra Marriyam; Sayed Samed Talibi; Rahim A Hussain

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Published

2022

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)