Journal of global antimicrobial resistance
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J Glob Antimicrob Resist · Mar 2020
Multicenter Study Observational StudyImplementing antimicrobial stewardship to reduce surgical site infections: Experience and challenges from two tertiary-care hospitals in Mumbai, India.
Surgical site infections (SSIs) contribute significantly to post-surgical morbidity globally. Antimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASPs) are essential to reduce SSI rates and to curb antimicrobial resistance, especially in low-and-middle-income countries. This prospective study aimed to show the reproducibility of ASP implementation and SSI prevention measures in a semi-private institution with high perioperative prophylactic antimicrobial consumption beyond guidelines. ⋯ Implementing SSI prevention guidelines, including proper antimicrobial prophylaxis, is feasible and reproducible among different hospital settings, leading to a significant decrease in prophylaxis costs. SSI rates do not differ following the same international standards.