From guidelines to practice: a pharmacist-driven prospective audit and feedback improvement model for peri-operative antibiotic prophylaxis in 34 South African hospitals

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Adrian Brink · Milpark Hospital

Angeliki Messina · Netcare Unitas Hospital

Charles Feldman · Johannesburg Hospital

Guy A. Richards · University of the Witwatersrand

Dena van den Bergh · Netcare Unitas Hospital

on behalf of the Netcare Antimicrobial Stewardship Study Alliance

Abstract

The implementation of process improvement initiatives and principles targeted to institutional needs utilizing pharmacists can effectively improve PAP guideline compliance and sustainable patient outcomes.

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Patient Satisfaction in Healthcare Surgical site infection prevention Clinical practice guidelines implementation

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Published in: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volume 72, Issue 4, pp. dkw523-dkw523

DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkw523

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From guidelines to practice: a pharmacist-driven prospective audit and feedback improvement model for peri-operative antibiotic prophylaxis in 34 South African hospitals

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