SURGICAL ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS

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OBJECTIVES • Discuss antibiotic use as prophylaxis vs presumptive therapy vs treatment of infections. • Discuss risk factors for developing a surgical wound infection. – NRC wound classification and risk of infection • Discuss selection and administration of antibiotic therapy for surgical procedures. • Discuss duration of antibiotic therapy for prophylaxis
INTRODUCTION • Approximately 23 million surgical procedures are performed per year in the United States. • Post operative infection rate = 6% • > 1 million surgical wound infections per year • 25% of all nosocomial infections are related to surgical wound infections – Several of these infections are probably preventable
Page 1: SURGICAL ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS Ste
Page 5 and 6: INTRODUCTION • Controversies rega
Page 7 and 8: DEFINITIONS • Surgical wound infe
Page 9 and 10: WOUND CLASSIFICATION • Clean - SW
Page 11 and 12: WOUND CLASSIFICATION • Contaminat
Page 13 and 14: IDENTIFIED RISK FACTORS • Inciden
Page 15 and 16: ASA RISK FACTORS Class Description
Page 17 and 18: RISK FACTORS • Surgery related fa
Page 19 and 20: ANTIBIOTICS USE Procedure Open Hear
Page 21 and 22: ANTIBIOTIC USE • Appropriate anti
Page 23 and 24: ANTIBIOTIC SELECTION • Nose - S.
Page 25 and 26: ANTIBIOTIC SELECTION • Cefazolin
Page 27 and 28: ANTIBIOTIC SELECTION • Surgical p
Page 29 and 30: ANTIBIOTIC SELECTION • Bacterial
Page 31 and 32: ANTIBIOTIC USE • Timing of antibi
Page 33 and 34: ENDOCARDITIS PROPHYLAXIS • Patien
Page 35 and 36: SUMMARY • Surgical prophylaxis ca
Page 37 and 38: SUMMARY • Several risk factors co

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