Table 1 Questionnaire responses (frequency and percentage) by the 48 respondents
From: Antimicrobial practices among small animal veterinarians in Greece: a survey
Question | Options | Respondents | |
|---|---|---|---|
Frequency | (%) | ||
Gender | Male | 37 | 77.08 |
Female | 11 | 22.92 | |
Age | 25–35 | 2 | 4.17 |
36–50 | 21 | 43.75 | |
> 50 | 25 | 52.08 | |
Years of experience | 1–15 | 11 | 22.92 |
16–25 | 26 | 54.16 | |
> 26 | 11 | 22.92 | |
Number of Vets | 1 | 16 | 33.33 |
2 | 15 | 31.25 | |
> 2 | 17 | 35.42 | |
Written antibiotic policy | Yes | 22 | 45.83 |
No | 26 | 54.17 | |
How often do you encounter owner-initiated treatments before a case is presented to the practice? | Never (0%) | 5 | 10.42 |
Sometimes (30%) | 31 | 64.58 | |
Frequently (70%) | 12 | 25.00 | |
How often do you prescribe combinations of different antimicrobials? | Infrequently | 32 | 66.67 |
Frequently | 16 | 33.33 | |
How often do you encounter owner compliance challenges? | Frequently (70%) | 46 | 95.83 |
Always (100%) | 2 | 4.17 | |
Choice of the antibiotic is based mainly on | Bibliography (e.g. therapy handbooks) | 35 | 72.92 |
Leaflet indications | 4 | 8.33 | |
My own professional experience | 9 | 18.75 | |
How often do you use microbiological analysis and antimicrobial susceptibility testing in cases where use of antibiotics is needed? | Sometimes (30%) | 27 | 56.25 |
Frequently (70%) | 20 | 41.67 | |
Always (100%) | 1 | 2.08 | |
While you wait for the laboratory results, how often do you use antibiotics? | Never (0%) | 3 | 6.25 |
Sometimes (30%) | 16 | 33.33 | |
Frequently (70%) | 17 | 35.42 | |
Always (100%) | 12 | 25.00 | |
What is your preferred method of selecting your antimicrobial, in relevance to antibiogram results? | Empirical, whilst awaiting antibiogram | 24 | 50.00 |
Empirical first, antibiogram if unsuccessful | 9 | 18.75 | |
Antibiogram first | 13 | 27.08 | |
I rarely use antibiogram | 2 | 4.17 | |
Do you keep a client’s record for antibiotics prescribing? | Yes | 15 | 31.25 |
No | 33 | 68.75 | |
If no, please state the reason | Lack of Time | 31 | 64.58 |
Not important | 1 | 2.08 | |
Both of the above | 12 | 25.00 | |
Other reasons | 4 | 8.34 | |
How often do you weight the animal before prescribing antibiotics? | Frequently (70%) | 5 | 10.42 |
Always (100%) | 43 | 89.58 | |
How often do animals return because of antibiotic treatment failure? | Never | 8 | 16.67 |
Sometimes (1–3 times a year) | 33 | 68.75 | |
Frequently (more than 3 times a year) | 7 | 14.58 | |
How often do you use postoperative antibiotics in clean surgical operations? | 0% of cases | 6 | 12.50 |
1–10% of cases | 13 | 27.08 | |
11–50% of cases | 5 | 10.42 | |
51–90% of cases | 6 | 12.50 | |
> 90% of cases | 18 | 37.50 | |
For which reason do you often (more than 50% in previous question) apply postoperative antibiosis for this type of operation? | Just the typical procedure | 27 | 56.25 |
Operations last more than 90 min | 2 | 4.17 | |
Frequent issues with aseptic procedures | 7 | 14.58 | |
Frequent postoperative infections | 3 | 6.25 | |
Other reason | 9 | 18.75 | |