Características de prescripción antibacteriana en hospitales públicos de la provincia del Azuay

Abstract

Objectives. To determine the frequency of certain characteristics of the antibacterial prescription in the Service of external Consultation of the pubic Hospitals of the county of Azuay and to determine the frequency of certain parameters of badprescription in the same ones. Materials and Methods. By means of descriptive study, the recipes were evaluated prescribed in external consultation of 3 hospitals, they registered the antibacterial, antibacterial prescription frequency and prescribed dose, prescription with generic name, infectious diagnosis, was compared the outline then with the guides of treatment of OPS and Sandford for its evaluation. Results. 2372 recipes were gathered, of them 13,01% contains (N=307) antibacterial. The generic name was written in 40,71% (N=63) the (N=125) prescription it was adapted in 34,85%, (N = 107) prescription in excess 25,4%, (N=78) prescription with dose inadequate 5,53%, (N=17) Prescription with duration inappropriate 13,68%, (N=42) inadequate Selection of the antibacterial one in 20,52%. The age group from 5 to 14 years is that of more prescription with 20,14%. The group of antibacterial more prescribed they were the penicillins with 47,04% (N=151). Conclusions. The prescription percentage of antibacterial in external consultation is low in relation to other countries; however the figure is increased in the cantonal hospitals. The appropriate prescription of antibacterial is inside the Latin American parameters, the main error is the prescription in excess and the inadequate selection of the antibacterial one. The result of this study is useful to design strategies to improve the antibacterial prescription in the region.