Auditing and Improving Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis.

Background: There is extensive evidence of the efficacy of anti-microbial drugs in preventing infections from surgical efforts. Our objective was to describe the results obtained in our annual surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) audit in the years 2013-2017.

Methods: This was a retrospective observational study of SAP in surgical procedures carried out between 2013 and 2017 in a tertiary-level hospital.

Effectiveness of a pilot intervention to reduce abciximab-related bleeding in patients with acute coronary syndromes.

Background And Objective: Reducing bleeding events is a priority in patients diagnosed with acute coronary syndromes (ACS). The effectiveness of optimization measures for reducing abciximab-related bleeding was evaluated through the implementation of a pilot program developed by the Pharmacy and the Cardiology Departments at a tertiary-care hospital.

Main Outcome Measure: Percentage of bleeding events.

Prescribing errors intercepted by clinical pharmacists in paediatrics and obstetrics in a tertiary hospital in Spain.

Purpose: To assess the main differences in clinical significance of the prescribing errors intercepted by clinical pharmacists in paediatrics and obstetrics and the reasons for these prescribing errors, as well as the differences in pharmacists' activity indicators.

Methods: The was a cross-sectional epidemiological study analysing the activities of paediatric pharmacists in a maternity and children's hospital with 180 paediatric beds and 138 obstetrics and gynaecology beds between January 2007 and December 2009. The following variables were analysed: clinical significance of prescribing errors intercepted, reason for the error, impact of the intervention by pharmacist, acceptance rate of the recommendation made, medication involved, intervention detection date and observations.

Impact of clinical pharmacist interventions in reducing paediatric prescribing errors.

Objective: To assess the impact of pharmacist intervention in reducing prescribing errors in paediatrics, and to analyse the clinical significance and reasons behind the errors detected.

Methods: Cross-sectional epidemiological study analysing the activities of the paediatric pharmacist in a maternity and children's hospital with 180 paediatric beds, between January 2007 and December 2009. The following variables were analysed: impact of the pharmacist's recommendation on patient care, reason for the intervention, clinical significance, type of negative outcome associated with the medication, acceptance rate, medication involved, intervention detection date and observations.

Developing a programme for medication reconciliation at the time of admission into hospital.

The aim of this article is to describe the methods used to develop the medication reconciliation programme implemented in a tertiary care hospital, and to discuss the main problems encountered and lessons learned during the process. A quasi-experimental study was carried out, analysing discrepancies between routine medication and drugs prescribed in the hospital, before and after an electronic reconciliation tool was introduced at admission. This tool was integrated into the computerized provider order entry system.

[Hospital care of patients with A/H1N1 influenza: evaluation of the first 1000 reported cases in Spain].

Introduction And Objectives: Influenza A is expected to have a great impact in countries in the northern hemisphere yet little has been reported about how this outbreak can affect hospital care. The aim of this study is to assess patients who demand care for flu symptoms and their outcome.

Material And Methods: From the beginning of the outbreak a specific protocol was established for the care of patients with potential influenza A in admission, emergency and hospitalization ward.