Publications by authors named "Zairah Shamshad"
Background: Current guidance does not support the administration of prophylactic antibiotics in non-infected post-operative surgical cases including neurosurgery.
Materials And Methods: This paper is a qualitative assessment, highlighting the economic cost of excessive antimicrobial prescription and the healthcare costs of the extra days of admission in hospital.
Results: One hundred and one neurosurgical cases were analysed in a single institution over a one-year period.