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SURGICAL ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS

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WOUND CLASSIFICATION<br />

• Clean-contaminated<br />

– SWI risk (2-10%)<br />

– Urgent or emergent case that is otherwise clean, controlled<br />

opening of GI, GU, oropharyngeal, biliary, or tracheobronchial<br />

tracts,<br />

– Minimal spillage and/or minor aseptic technique break<br />

– Examples include:<br />

- Invasive head and neck surgery, cholecystectomy,<br />

urologic procedure, hysterectomy, orthopedic<br />

surgery with prosthesis<br />

– Antibiotics used for prophylaxis

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