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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Gervino, L.
• Cangioni, G.
• Renzi, F.

Titel

A Retrospective Study on the Efficacy of Short-Term Perioperative Prophylaxis in Abdominal Surgery for Hernia Repair in 1,254 Patients

Ist Teil von

• Journal of chemotherapy (Florence), 2000-09, Vol.12 (sup3), p.34-37

Ort / Verlag

England: Taylor & Francis

Erscheinungsjahr

2000

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Between 1992 and 1999 1,254 patients requiring hernioplasty came to our Department of Surgery, at San Giovanni Valdarno Hospital, Arezzo. In 94% of cases a prosthetic device was inserted. All patients received a preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis with ceftriaxone, administered intravenously in a single 2 g dose, before surgery. We have retrospectively evaluated the incidence of postoperative infections in these patients: no surgical wound infection occurred, while we observed 10 cases of systemic infections, 5 respiratory tract infections and 5 urinary tract infections, all of which were successfully treated with antibiotics. Tolerability was good: no adverse reaction to ceftriaxone was observed. In this retrospective study ceftriaxone was shown to be effective in preventing the onset of postoperative infections.