An audit of antimicrobial usage in perioperative period of adult patients undergoing appendectomy

Introduction Antimicrobials are prescribed at appropriate dose and in a timely fashion, to reduce post-operative infections in adult patients undergoing appendectomy. It is desirable to establish the shortest and most effective prophylaxis. To assess this, we reviewed a sample of adult patients that have appendectomy procedure completed at the CWFT to assess antimicrobial prescribing in line with local prescribing guidelines.