Wei Teng Gladys Chung, Humaira Shafi, Jonathan Seah, Parthasarathy Purnima, Taweechai Patun, Kai Qian Kam, Valerie Xue Fen Seah, Rina Yue Ling Ong, Li Lin, Robin Sing Meng Choo, Pushpalatha Lingegowda, Cheryl Li Ling Lim, Jasmine Shimin Chung, Nathalie Grace S Y Chua, Tau Hong Lee, Min Yi Yap, Tat Ming Ng, Jyoti Somani
INTRODUCTION: Institutional surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) guidelines are in place at all public hospitals in Singapore, but variations exist and adherence to guidelines is not tracked consistently. A national point prevalence survey carried out in 2020 showed that about 60% of surgical prophylactic antibiotics were administered for more than 24 hours. This guideline aims to align best practices nationally and provides a framework for audit and surveillance. METHOD: This guideline was developed by the National Antimicrobial Stewardship Expert Panel's National Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis Guideline Development Workgroup Panel, which comprises infectious diseases physicians, pharmacists, surgeons and anaesthesiologists...
November 2022: Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore