Abstract: Objective To investigate the prophylactic antibacterial used in patients with type I incision operation, to evaluate the proper usage and strengthen the management of prophylactic antibacterial application. MethodsPatients with type I incision operation were sampled from July to Dec． 2010 in a hospital． The general data and drug application of the patients were analyzed statistically by questionnaire． ResultsAmong all the 444 cases,444 cases used antibacterial for prophylaxis, the use rate was 100％. The utilizations of antibacterial were 12 cases、122 cases、63 cases respectively at 0.5~2h、2~24h and more than 24h before surgery, 247 cases were given antibacterial after surgery in the initial delivery time.374 cases of patients were treated by antibacterial beyond 3d． There were 82.43％ for one drug use、17.12％ for two antibacterial use and 0.45% for three drug use． ConclusionThere are some problems in the prophylactic antibacterial use for patients with type I incision operation in this hospital, such as the irrational indications of drug use, the high selection of prophylactic drug use, improper time of drug use, and the prolonged continuous drug use, which require strengthening the standardized management for prophylactic antibacterial use．

Key words: type I incision, antibiotics, prophylactic medication, investigation and analysis