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Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis
Surgery (Oxford), 2019Abstract This review is an overview of the principles of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis. It covers the risk of infection in surgery, the benefits and risks of antibiotic prophylaxis, particularly in the light of the global crisis in antibiotic resistance.
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Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Surgical Procedures
Archives of Surgery, 1983The use of prophylactic antibiotics in surgery is widespread and often inappropriate. The lack of well-designed clinical studies partially explains the present confusion regarding the subject. We reviewed the literature in English on antibiotic prophylaxis through June 1982.
B J, Guglielmo +5 more
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Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis—Focus on Dosing
Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing, 2009THE CENTERS FOR Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) implemented the Surgical Infection Prevention (SIP) project in August 2002. A panel of experts developed three measures for national surveillance and quality improvement: (1) prophylactic antibiotic received within one hour before surgical ...
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Antibiotic prophylaxis in “clean” surgical procedures
World Journal of Surgery, 1982AbstractThe incidence of infection for clean surgical procedures should be less than 2%. The majority of infections are exogenous fromStaphylococcus aureus.These exogenous sources of bacteria include the ward, the theater environment, medical personnel, bed linen, and other infected patients.
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Evaluating the implementability of Antibiotic Surgical Prophylaxis guidelines
Infection, Disease & Health, 2020Current Australian data highlight guideline noncompliant prescribing of antimicrobials for surgical prophylaxis. The study aim was to evaluate the implementability of the Australian national surgical prophylaxis (SAP) guidelines to identify facilitators for and barriers to compliance.Key stakeholders appraised the surgical prophylaxis guidelines using ...
Courtney, Ierano +4 more
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Multicentre study on the appropriateness of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis
Journal of Hospital Infection, 2001A prospective study was conducted to assess the appropriateness of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis. A total of 72 surgeon-anaesthesist pairs participated in data collection, which assessed five variables: did the surgical procedure justify the use of antimicrobial prophylaxis and was it given?
P, Bailly +3 more
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Antibiotic prophylaxis and the prevention of surgical site infection
Current Opinion in Pediatrics, 2011Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most common complications of surgery in both adults and children. The purpose of the present review is to highlight the progress in the understanding of SSIs and the current role of antimicrobial prophylaxis (AMP).An SSI is diagnosed by a constellation of clinical findings occurring within 30 days of surgery.
Brian T, Bucher +2 more
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A standardized guideline for antibiotic prophylaxis in surgical neonates,
Seminars in Pediatric Surgery, 2019Infection following surgical procedures leads to increased morbidity and mortality in all populations. Guidelines to aid providers in the proper use of prophylactic antibiotics exist for adults, but are rare in the neonatal surgical population. A recent emphasis on appropriate antibiotic stewardship had led to the development of more guidelines without
Carrie, Laituri, Meghan A, Arnold
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Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis: effect in postoperative infections
European Journal of Epidemiology, 2001to assess the risk of surgical wound infection and hospital acquired infections among patients with and without adequate antibiotic prophylaxis. Also, to provide models to predict the contributing factors of hospital infection and surgical wound infection.survey study.
A H, Fernández +2 more
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Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Treatment of Surgical Abdominal Sepsis
Journal of Chemotherapy, 2001The incidence of surgical abdominal sepsis is related to the operation, patient and skill of the surgeon, ranging from 35-40% in overt peritonitis. Aged, obese, diabetic, neoplastic, acute patients have the highest incidence of sepsis. Antibiotic prophylaxis significantly reduces the incidence of postoperative infections for Class II and II operations.
S, Colizza, S, Rossi
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