Background: Inappropriate antibiotic usage can cause negative effect such as antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic usage without proper indication often happens in surgery cases, there is not much data available about antibiotic usage in surgery cases.
Aim: To determine the quality of antibiotic usage on orthopedic surgery case in RSUP Dr. Kariadi surgery ward
Methods: This descriptive research was done in RSUP Dr. Kariadi surgery ward with 50 orthopedic patients as the research subject. The data was obtained by analyzing medical records using Gyssens criteria to determine the quality of antibiotic usage.
Result: From 150 prescriptions, the rational antibiotic usage (Category I) is 45.3% and the irrational antibiotic (Category IIIA, IVD, dan V) is 53.3%.
Conclusion: The quality of antibiotic usage on orthopedic surgery case in RSUP Dr. Kariadi is still below the expected result.
Keywords: Antibiotic usage quality, orthopedic surgery case, surgery ward, Gyssens criteri
