stdClass Object ( [id] => 12338 [paper_index] => 202402-01-015821 [title] => EVALUATING PRESCRIPTION PATTERNS IN SURGICAL WARD: A CROSS-SECTIONAL ANALYSIS OF A RESEARCH CONDUCTED AT A SINGLE MEDICAL CENTER [description] => [author] => Roy R, Vivek B, Krishna Upadhye [googlescholar] => https://scholar.google.co.in/scholar?hl=en&as_sdt=0%2C5&q=+EVALUATING+PRESCRIPTION+PATTERNS+IN+SURGICAL+WARD%3A+A+CROSS-SECTIONAL+ANALYSIS+OF+A+RESEARCH+CONDUCTED+AT+A+SINGLE+MEDICAL+CENTER+Roy+R%2C+Vivek+B%2C+Krishna+Upadhye&btnG= [doi] => https://doi.org/10.36713/epra15821 [year] => 2024 [month] => February [volume] => 10 [issue] => 2 [file] => 846pm_27.EPRA JOURNALS 15821.pdf [abstract] => Background: Typically, surgical procedures require the administration of antibacterial and analgesic medications in order to be successfully carried out. Prescribing medication without a valid reason may result in serious consequences after surgery. Materials and Methods: This investigation was conducted retrospectively, using a random selection of 50 cases. investigated case information to determine the trend in prescriptions.. Results; The majority of the patients were between the age range of 21 to 50 years, accounting for 18 cases (36%). The most frequent reason for hospitalization was kidney stone. A total of 255 medication instances were administered, The intravenous route was the most commonly selected method, accounting for 174 medications or 68.2%. The category of medications known as antimicrobials was the most prevalent, accounting for 97 cases (38.0%). This was followed by analgesic/antipyretics, which accounted for 50 cases (19.6%). Ciprofloxacin was the most prevalent antibiotic, accounting for 22.7% of the cases. The dosage of 83 medications (32.6%) was deemed incorrect. Conclusion: Immediate measures such as the implementation of explicit instructions, SOP, guidelines, comprehensive training, and vigilant monitoring of drug usage are necessary to rectify certain erroneous attitudes. [keywords] => Surgery, Antimicrobials, Antihistamines, NSAIDs, Ampicillin, Ciprofloxacin, [doj] => 2024-02-17 [hit] => 946 [status] => y [award_status] => P [orderr] => 27 [journal_id] => 1 [googlesearch_link] => https://www.google.com/search?q=EVALUATING+PRESCRIPTION+PATTERNS+IN+SURGICAL+WARD%3A+A+CROSS-SECTIONAL+ANALYSIS+OF+A+RESEARCH+CONDUCTED+AT+A+SINGLE+MEDICAL+CENTER+Roy+R%2C+Vivek+B%2C+Krishna+Upadhye&rlz=1C1CHBD_enIN959IN959&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 [edit_on] => [is_status] => 1 [journalname] => EPRA International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research (IJMR) [short_code] => IJMR [eissn] => 2455-3662 (Online) [pissn] => - -- [home_page_wrapper] => images/products_image/11.IJMR.png ) Error fetching PDF file.