title: Survey of antibiotic prophylaxis in gastrointestinal surgery in Scotland--5 years on.
abstract: The results of a 5-year follow-up survey of the use of prophylactic antibiotics in gastrointestinal surgery in Scotland are reported. There have been significant increases in the routine use of prophylactic antibiotics during elective cholecystectomy (21% to 53% of surgeons; P less than 0.001) and appendicectomy (49% to 79% of surgeons; P less than 0.001). In addition a substantial number of surgeons used prophylactic antibiotics in selected high risk patients undergoing biliary tract surgery and gastroduodenal surgery.
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001062:Appendectomy; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D003106:Colon / Q000601:surgery; D013505:Digestive System Surgical Procedures; D004386:Duodenum / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D011292:Premedication / Q000639:trends*; D012007:Rectum / Q000601:surgery; D012606:Scotland; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents