OBJECTIVES Misuse of antibiotics in surgical prophylaxis is still quite common. The objectives of this study were to reduce the quantity and improve the quality of surgical prophylaxis and to reduce costs. METHODS Prospective multi-site study of elective procedures in 13 Dutch hospitals. The quality of prophylaxis was audited before and after an intervention consisting of performance feedback...

Compared with systemic antibiotic therapy, the topical or local delivery of an antibiotic has many potential advantages. However, local antibiotics at the surgical site have received very limited approval in any of the surgical prophylaxis consensus guidelines that we are aware of. A review of the literature was carried out through searches of peer-reviewed publications in PubMed in the English...

Introduction In the pertinent literature there is no consensus for optimal antibiotic prophylaxis cochlear implantation in adults. This study evaluates our experience with a single perioperative combination film dressing.

BACKGROUND Surgical site infections (SSIs) are common surgical complications that can be prevented with antibiotic prophylaxis. Research shows poor adherence to guidelines for this practice. We conducted a scoping review to identify factors or interventions that influence antibiotic prophylaxis administration. METHODS An investigator with informatics training searched indexed (MEDLINE, Cochra...

BACKGROUND Orthognathic surgery (OS) is a term that refers to many elective surgical techniques to correct facial deformity; the associated malocclusion and functional disorders related to the stomatognathic system. Whilst such surgery is classed as "clean-contaminated", the usefulness of and the most appropriate regimen for antibiotic prophylaxis in these patients are still debated. OBJECTIV...

The use of antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent urinary tract infection and bacteremia (sepsis) following endoscopic urologic procedures is a controversial topic. Evidence in the literature revealed that urological instrumentation is associated with increased incidence of urinary tract infection and bacteremia. The aim of this review is to evaluate the effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis in re...

Current pattern of antibiotics prescription to prevent surgical site infection after lower third molar removal Literature contains arguments for and against the use of routine antibiotic prophylaxis in third molar surgery involving bone removal to prevent surgical site infection, and the main source of controversy is the lack of reliable and sensitive clinical criteria for identifying postopera...

conclusions fortunately, due to its lower virulence as compared to its cousin s. aureus, pji due to cons may display higher remission rates than s. aureus-caused pji after combined surgical and medical management. results the main differences between the pathogens lie in the clinical presentation of pji, the presumed origin of infection, and the presence of a higher proportion of methicillin-re...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis in mesh hernioplasty. BACKGROUND Antibiotic prophylaxis use in mesh inguinal hernioplasty is controversial. Available evidence is nonconclusive because of the low number of clinical trials assessing its effectiveness. Some trials have a small sample size that could overestimate or underestimate the real effectiveness of this inte...

OBJECTIVE To compare the postoperative results from use of antibiotic prophylaxis for one and five days among patients undergoing lumbar arthrodesis at up to three levels. METHODS Forty-three patients who all underwent lumbar arthrodesis due to degenerative disc disease at one, two or three levels were evaluated. They were divided randomly into two groups: one received antibiotic prophylaxis ...