A survey of antimicrobial use during bovine abdominal surgery by western Canadian veterinarians.
Members of the Western Canadian Association of Bovine Practitioners were surveyed regarding their use of antimicrobials in bovine abdominal surgery. Perioperative antimicrobials were used in 100% of abdominal surgeries by 96 of 98 respondents. Although postoperative administration was the most common perioperative period for antimicrobial use, intraoperative intraperitoneal use was reported by more than half of the veterinarians surveyed. Procaine penicillin G and oxytetracycline were the most commonly administered perioperative antimicrobials.
Chicoine
Alan L
AL
Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, 52 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. al.chicoine@usask.ca
Dowling
Patricia M
PM
Boison
Joe O
JO
Parker
Sarah
S
D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002170:Canada; D002417:Cattle / Q000601:surgery*; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D004350:Drug Residues / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000032:analysis; D017723:Drug Utilization Review; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000032:analysis / Q000592:standards; D008892:Milk / Q000737:chemistry / Q000592:standards; D019990:Perioperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000662:veterinary*; D011182:Postoperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000662:veterinary*; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians'; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000662:veterinary; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D018634:Veterinarians / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents