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Antibiotic prophylaxis in otolaryngologic surgery [PDF]

International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2013
Aim: Antibiotic prophylaxis aims to prevent infection of surgical sites before contamination or infection occurs. Prolonged antibiotic prophylaxis does not enhance the prevention of surgical infection and is associated with higher rates of antibiotic ...
Ottoline, Ana Carolina Xavier, Tomita, Shiro, Marques, Marise da Penha Costa, Felix, Felippe, Ferraiolo, Priscila Novaes, Laurindo, Roberta Silveira Santos   +5 more
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Impact of pharmacist-led antibiotic stewardship interventions on compliance with surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in obstetric and gynecologic surgeries in Nigeria.

PLoS ONE, 2019
BackgroundInappropriate and excessive use of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis are associated with the emergence of antibiotic resistance. Antibiotic prophylaxis malpractices are common in obstetrics and gynecology settings and antibiotic stewardship is ...
Usman Abubakar, Syed Azhar Syed Sulaiman, Adebiyi Gbadebo Adesiyun   +2 more
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Use of antibiotic prophylaxis in conjunction with dental implant surgery in Sweden- A cross-sectional study [PDF]

BMC Oral Health
Background Antibiotic prophylaxis in dental implant surgery remains a contentious topic, with varying guidelines and clinical practices worldwide. Aim Report how Swedish dentists use antibiotic prophylaxis during dental implant surgery, based in a review
Palwasha Momand, Aron Naimi-Akbar, Nina Hämén von Essen, Bengt Götrick   +3 more
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Antibiotic Prophylaxis of Infective Endocarditis [PDF]

Current Infectious Disease Reports, 2017
Links between infective endocarditis (IE) and dental and other invasive procedures were first identified in the 1920s, and the use of antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) to prevent IE was first recommended by the American Heart Association in 1955. Recognising the weak evidence to support this practice and the wider risks of anaphylaxis and antibiotic ...
Martin H. Thornhill, Martin H. Thornhill, Mark Dayer, Peter B. Lockhart, Bernard D. Prendergast   +4 more
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Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Surgery: Current Insights and Future Directions for Surgical Site Infection Prevention

Cureus, 2023
Surgical site infections (SSIs) remain a significant concern in the field of surgery, contributing to patient morbidity, prolonged hospital stays, and increased healthcare costs.
Simran Dhole, C. Mahakalkar, Shivani Kshirsagar, Abhilasha Bhargava   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Efecto de la adecuación de la profilaxis antibiótica en la incidencia de infección de sitio qruirúrgico en la cirugía vascular periférica

Cirugía y Cirujanos, 2021
Objective: We sought to assess the degree of antibiotic prophylaxis adequacy to our surgical antibiotic prophylaxis protocol among patients who underwent peripheral vascular bypass surgery. Materials and Methods: Prospective cohort study.
Gil Rodríguez-Caravaca, Miguel Gutiérrez-Baz, Luis de Benito-Fernández, Diego Rodríguez-Villar, Sandra Vicente-Jiménez, Mario Gil-Conesa, Manuel Durán-Poveda, Ángel Gil-de Miguel, Jesús M. San Roman-Montero   +8 more
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Secondary Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Latent Rheumatic Heart Disease.

New England Journal of Medicine, 2021
BACKGROUND Rheumatic heart disease affects more than 40.5 million people worldwide and results in 306,000 deaths annually. Echocardiographic screening detects rheumatic heart disease at an early, latent stage.
A. Beaton, E. Okello, Joselyn Rwebembera, A. Grobler, Daniel Engelman, Juliet Alepere, Lesley Canales, J. Carapetis, A. DeWyer, P. Lwabi, M. Mirabel, A. Mocumbi, M. Murali, M. Nakitto, E. Ndagire, M. C. Nunes, I. Omara, R. Sarnacki, Amy Scheel, N. Wilson, M. Zimmerman, L. Zühlke, G. Karthikeyan, C. Sable, A. Steer   +24 more
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Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis in an Era of Antibiotic Resistance: Common Resistant Bacteria and Wider Considerations for Practice

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2021
The increasing incidence of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) presents a global crisis to healthcare, with longstanding antimicrobial agents becoming less effective at treating and preventing infection.
B. Menz, E. Charani, D. L. Gordon, A. Leather, S. R. Moonesinghe, C. Phillips   +5 more
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Topical antibiotic prophylaxis to reduce respiratory tract infections and mortality in adults receiving mechanical ventilation.

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2021
BACKGROUND Patients treated with mechanical ventilation in intensive care units (ICUs) have a high risk of developing respiratory tract infections (RTIs).
S. Minozzi, S. Pifferi, L. Brazzi, V. Pecoraro, G. Montrucchio, R. D'amico   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Adequacy of antibiotic prophylaxis and incidence of surgical site infections in neck surgery

Scientific Reports, 2021
Health care-related infections are frequent and among them surgical site infection (SSI) are the most frequent in hospitals. The objective was to evaluate the adequacy of antibiotic prophylaxis in patients undergoing neck surgery and its relationship ...
M. Alonso-García, A. Toledano-Muñoz, J. M. Aparicio-Fernández, F. M. De-la-Rosa-Astacio, D. Rodríguez-Villar, A. Gil-de-Miguel, M. Durán-Poveda, G. Rodríguez-Caravaca   +7 more
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