The prospective clinical examination of 80 patients with the verified carcinoma of the colon and rectum was performed at the Clinic of General and Vascular Surgery of the M.M.A. in the period 1989-1990 with the aim to evaluate efficacy and justified use of antibiotic prophylaxis or prophylaxis and antibiotic therapy after elective surgical intervention. The preoperative mechanical preparation w...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the adherence of general surgeons to guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis. This study was held from January 2000 until October 2000 in a General Surgery Clinic in a hospital in Athens, Greece. METHODS Eight hundred and ninety-eight patients were enrolled and operated on electively. Questionnaires concerning demographic data, health status, type of surgery (clean and...

BACKGROUND No data currently exist about use of antibiotics to prevent surgical site infections (SSI) among patients undergoing appendectomy in Thailand. We therefore examined risk factors, use, and efficacy of prophylactic antibiotics for surgical site infection SSI among patients with uncomplicated open appendectomy. METHODS From July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2004 we conducted a prospective coho...

Some controversy exists regarding the use of antibiotic prophylaxis in elective foot and ankle surgery. A task force was appointed by the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) to provide a clinical consensus statement on this topic. The panel members performed a literature search and identified 6 studies that met the inclusion criteria. They then developed a list of 13 questions a...

This year marks the fiftieth anniversary of first implant an inflatable penile prosthesis (IPP). The authors this paper want to celebrate event with a narrative review current literature. main scopes are antibiotic prophylaxis, patient satisfaction, and future developments. IPP in 1973, performed by Branteley Scott was turning point history prosthesis, revolutionizing treatment erectile dysfunc...

BACKGROUND Antibiotic prophylaxis is the most suitable tool for preventing surgical site infection. This study assessed compliance with antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery for acute appendicitis, and the effect of this compliance on surgical site infection. MATERIAL AND METHODS Prospective cohort study to evaluate compliance with antibiotic prophylaxis protocol in appendectomies. An assessment ...

BACKGROUND To prevent postoperative infection the use of systemic antibiotic prophylaxis is common ground. Type of antibiotic used and duration of prophylaxis are subject to debate. In case of suspected early periprosthetic infection a debridement, antibiotics and implant retention (DAIR) procedure is treatment of first choice. This study evaluated the antibiotic prophylaxis and DAIR treatment ...

Surgical site infection (SSI) and antimicrobial resistance may adversely affect the clinical outcome of older patients. The objective study was to investigate etiology SSIs in elderly patients who underwent emergency bowel surgery. We conducted a retrospective all aged ≥ 60 years surgery due an intestinal obstruction from January 2014 June 2019 tertiary teaching hospital Western China. Demograp...

Introduction: The microbiome has been implicated in the pathogenesis of colorectal anastomotic fistulas. Collagenase-producing Enterococcus faecalis have shown to inhibit wound healing. However, fistula formation can be mitigated by appropriate antibiotic prophylaxis. Whether this paradigm also applies pancreatic fistulas following pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) is unknown. aim analysis determine w...