User perceptions of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis guidelines in orthopaedic surgery in a tertiary Australian hospital
There are myriad factors that influence the decision to prescribe postoperative antibiotics for ORIF procedures. By understanding the social and cultural context of a local setting and the barriers and enablers that pertain to an environment, interventions can be developed to enhance guideline use, thereby improving antimicrobial prescribing.
Authors
- Vincent Chan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5536-1565)
- Sarah Hassan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5477-1180)
- Juliette Gentle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1932-5150)
- Ieva Stupans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8193-6905)
- Julie E. Stevens
Institutions
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- University of South Australia (AU)
- Northern Health (AU)
- The University of Adelaide (AU)
- RMIT University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-03-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319829
- Primary Topic
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00