Table 3 Attitudes on SAP by responses to 4-point Likert scale questions (N. 357)
completely disagree | disagree | agree | completely agree | No response | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N. | % | N. | % | N. | % | N. | % | N. | % | |
1. The hospital where I work takes into account the international GLs on SAP | 3 | 0.8 | 38 | 10.6 | 238 | 66.7 | 75 | 21.0 | 3 | 0.8 |
2. SAP should be performed with first or second-generation cephalosporins | 62 | 17.4 | 10 | 2.8 | 47 | 13.2 | 220 | 61.6 | 18 | 5.0 |
3. Two to 3 days of antibiotic administration are useful as a precaution after surgery | 49 | 13.7 | 145 | 40.6 | 127 | 35.6 | 29 | 8.1 | 7 | 2.0 |
4. Prescription of SAP should take into account possible malpractice litigations | 31 | 8.7 | 148 | 41.5 | 149 | 41.7 | 20 | 5.6 | 9 | 2.5 |
5. GLs may be supportive in case of malpractice litigations | 20 | 5.6 | 2 | 0.6 | 61 | 17.1 | 270 | 75.6 | 4 | 1.1 |
6. Evidence-Based Medicine is poorly applicable in every day clinical practice | 34 | 9.5 | 203 | 56.9 | 105 | 29.4 | 7 | 2.0 | 8 | 2.2 |
7. SAP duration should take into account parental expectations | 134 | 37.5 | 203 | 56.9 | 15 | 4.2 | 3 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.6 |
8. SAP is needed in all surgical procedures | 54 | 15.1 | 189 | 52.9 | 89 | 24.9 | 25 | 7.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
9. The threat of antibiotic resistance is overstated by the media | 58 | 16.2 | 213 | 59.7 | 71 | 19.9 | 9 | 2.5 | 6 | 1.7 |
10. Antibiotic resistance concern patients different from the children cared by the Hospital where I work | 80 | 22.4 | 233 | 65.3 | 34 | 9.5 | 3 | 0.8 | 7 | 2.0 |
11. The choice of drug for SAP is mainly due to cost-saving reasons | 53 | 14.8 | 221 | 61.9 | 67 | 18.8 | 6 | 1.7 | 10 | 2.8 |
12. First or second-generation cephalosporins are less effective for SAP than III generation cephalosporins | 42 | 11.8 | 229 | 64.1 | 52 | 14.6 | 4 | 1.1 | 30 | 8.4 |
13. Pharmaceutical companies influence antibiotics used for SAP | 65 | 18.2 | 183 | 51.3 | 82 | 23.0 | 15 | 4.2 | 12 | 3.4 |