SURGICAL ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS

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<strong>ANTIBIOTIC</strong> USE • Antibiotic duration – Few good clinical trials support the current guidelines related to the duration of prophylaxis – The duration of antibiotics should not exceed 48 hours – Clean surgery procedures, a single dose is generally appropriate – For clean-contaminated and contaminated procedures 24 hours duration is most commonly utilized and recommended
ENDOCARDITIS <strong>PROPHYLAXIS</strong> • Patients with underlying structural cardiac defects are at risk for developing endocarditis and antibiotic prophylaxis is recommended when bacteremia may occur during specific procedures – Presence of prosthetic cardiac valves – Previous bacterial endocarditis – Congenital cardiac malformations – Acquired valvular dysfunction (Rheumatic heart disease) – Mitral valve prolapse with regurgitation
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Page 7 and 8: DEFINITIONS • Surgical wound infe
Page 9 and 10: WOUND CLASSIFICATION • Clean - SW
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Page 13 and 14: IDENTIFIED RISK FACTORS • Inciden
Page 15 and 16: ASA RISK FACTORS Class Description
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Page 23 and 24: ANTIBIOTIC SELECTION • Nose - S.
Page 25 and 26: ANTIBIOTIC SELECTION • Cefazolin
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Page 29 and 30: ANTIBIOTIC SELECTION • Bacterial
Page 31: ANTIBIOTIC USE • Timing of antibi
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