Knowledge and practices of resident physicians of selected clinical departments on the use of urinary tract infection clinical practice guidelines for patients at De La Salle University Medical Center, out patient department from January to June 2013
Publication Date
2016
Document Type
Research
Abstract
The objectives of study is to determine the knowledge and practices among first year to third year resident physicians of family medicine, internal medicine, surgery and obstetrics-gynecology departments on the use of urinary tract infection clinical practice guidelines at De La Salle University Medical Center Out-Patient Department from January to June 2013. The study included resident physicians of Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, OB-Gynecology and Surgery departments from DLSUMC-OPD. Letter of request to participate were given to different departments, addressed to their Department Chair. Residents were asked to answer six questions in diagnosing acute uncomplicated cystitis (AUC), basis for diagnosis and management to assess their knowledge of the existing UTI guidelines. Charts of the patients managed by these residents were reviewed and relevant data were recorded by two registered nurses who also served as research assistants to the researcher. Prior to charts' review, a letter of request to utilize the charts was given to Vice Chancellor for hospital operation and chairman of the OPD. The resident physicians in the selected clinical departments of DLSUM-OPD have the knowledge on the existing UTI-CPG as manifested by accuracy of identifying the clinical signs and symptoms of UTI and first line of treatment failure, which is similar to the guidelines. It is also concluded that the residents practice the guidelines since they prescribed the first line of treatment recommended for AUC. Two of the medications which are Cefuroxime and Nitrofurantoin are included both in the UTI-CPG and DLSUMC's antibiogram. The respondents cited different reasons for non-compliance in using the CPG, however majority answered that unawareness of the guideline is the major reason, comprising twenty seven percent.
APA Citation
Masilungan, Madonna B., "Knowledge and practices of resident physicians of selected clinical departments on the use of urinary tract infection clinical practice guidelines for patients at De La Salle University Medical Center, out patient department from January to June 2013" (2016). Resident Research. 49.
https://greenprints.dlshsi.edu.ph/resident-research/49