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Antibiotic Prophylaxis of Surgical Site Infections in Cutaneous Surgery: A Prospective Observational Study

Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2023
The use of perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in cutaneous surgery is controversial due to unclear efficacy and, thus, potentially unnecessary side-effects.
Benjamin Kendziora, Kathrin Patzer, Lars E. French, Justin G. Schlager, Daniela Hartmann   +4 more
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Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in an Australian burns unit

Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2022
**Background** Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis is perceived to reduce intraoperative bacteraemia and prevent surgical site infections, however, the evidence for its use in burns surgery is limited.
Patrick Lu, Dane Holden, Alex Padiglione, Heather Cleland   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Do or Don’t: Results of a Multinational Survey on Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Urodynamics

Antibiotics, 2023
Antibiotic prophylaxis contributes substantially to the increase in antibiotic resistance rates worldwide. This investigation aims to assess the current standard of practice in using antibiotic prophylaxis for urodynamics (UDS) and identify barriers to ...
Fabian P. Stangl, Laila Schneidewind, Florian M. Wagenlehner, Daniela Schultz-Lampel, Kaven Baeßler, Gert Naumann, Sandra Schönburg, Petra Anheuser, Susanne Winkelhog-Gran, Matthias Saar, Tanja Hüsch, Jennifer Kranz   +11 more
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Meta‐analysis of oral antibiotics, in combination with preoperative intravenous antibiotics and mechanical bowel preparation the day before surgery, compared with intravenous antibiotics and mechanical bowel preparation alone to reduce surgical‐site infections in elective colorectal surgery [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Surgical‐site infection (SSI) is a potentially serious complication following colorectal surgery. The present systematic review and meta‐analysis aimed to investigate the effect of preoperative oral antibiotics and mechanical bowel ...
McMahon, A.J., McSorley, S.T., Steele, C.W.   +2 more
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Variation in practice for preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis: a survey from an academic tertiary referral center in the United States

Patient Safety in Surgery, 2021
Background Antibiotic surgical prophylaxis is a core strategy for prevention of surgical site infections (SSI). Despite best practice guidelines and known efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis in decreasing SSI risk, there is often wide variation in its use.
Nikhil Ailaney, Elizabeth Zielinski, Michelle Doll, Gonzalo M. Bearman, Stephen L. Kates, Gregory J. Golladay   +5 more
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Turkish Urologists’ preferences regarding antibiotic prophylaxis for transrectal prostate biopsy

Urology Research and Practice, 2019
Objective: Antibiotic prophylaxis for transrectal prostate biopsy (PB) is very important in preventing infectious complications, and in this study, we aimed to evaluate the antibiotic preferences of Turkish urologist for transrectal PB.
Abdullah Demirtaş, Esma Eren, Gökhan Sönmez, Şevket Tolga Tombul, Emine Alp, Turkish Urology Academy, Study Group of Prostate Biopsy   +6 more
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Implementation and impact of pediatric antimicrobial stewardship programs: a systematic scoping review. [PDF]

, 2020
Background: Antibiotics are the most common medicines prescribed to children in hospitals and the community, with a high proportion of potentially inappropriate use. Antibiotic misuse increases the risk of toxicity, raises healthcare costs, and selection
Barbieri, E, Daverio, M, Donà, D, Giaquinto, C, Lundin, R, Sharland, M, Zaoutis, T   +6 more
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Antibiotic prophylaxis in the surgical management of miscarriage in low-income countries: a cost-effectiveness analysis of the AIMS trial

The Lancet Global Health, 2019
Summary: Background: There is ongoing debate on the clinical benefits of antibiotic prophylaxis for reducing pelvic infection after miscarriage surgery.
Ilias Goranitis, PhD, David M Lissauer, PhD, Arri Coomarasamy, PhD, Amie Wilson, PhD, Jane Daniels, PhD, Lee Middleton, MSc, Jonathan Bishop, PhD, Catherine A Hewitt, MSc, Andrew D Weeks, PhD, Chisale Mhango, FRCOG, Ronald Mataya, MD, Iffat Ahmed, FCPS, Olufemi T Oladapo, FWACS, Javier Zamora, PhD, Tracy E Roberts, ProfPhD   +14 more
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Selective digestive or oropharyngeal decontamination and topical oropharyngeal chlorhexidine for prevention of death in general intensive care : systematic review and network meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2014
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Glen, John, MacLennan, Graeme, Price, Richard, SuDDICU Collaboration   +3 more
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Antimicrobial use in European acute care hospitals: results from the second point prevalence survey (PPS) of healthcare-associated infections and antimicrobial use, 2016 to 2017 [PDF]

, 2018
Antimicrobial agents used to treat infections are life-saving. Overuse may result in more frequent adverse effects and emergence of multidrug-resistant microorganisms.
Aghdassi, S., Alberg, T., Arendt, V., Arvaniti, K., Asensio, A., Berg, T. C., Berger-Carbonne, A., Borg, M. A., Bosnjak, Z., Budimir, A., Burns, K., Cairns, S., Cantero, M., Daniau, C., Debacker, M., Deptula, A., Dimina, E., Dobreva, E., Dragovac, G., Florentin, D., Gastmeier, P., Gibbons, C., Gudlaugsson, O., Hadjihannas, L., Hajdu, A., Hansen, S., Harrison, W., Hopkins, S., Hopmans, T., Hristova, R., Ivanov, I. N., Jindrak, V., Johnson, A., Karki, T., Kinross, P., Kontopidou, F., Korosec, A., Latour, K., Litvova, S., Lyytikainen, O., Markovic-Denic, L., Martin, P., McConaghy, M., Mitt, P., Monnet, D. L., Moro, M. L., Nedyalkov, M., Neves, I., Niculcea, A. S., Pacheco, P., Plachouras, D., Presterl, E., Quattrocolo, F., Reilly, J., Rydygier, L., Sartaj, M., Sarvikivi, E., Serban, R. I., Smid, E., Staniulyte, J., Stefkovicova, M., Strauss, R., Suetens, C., Vandael, E., Vilde, A., Weist, K., Zarb, P., Zingg, W., Zotti, C. M., Zupanc, T. L.   +69 more
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