SURGICAL ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS

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INTRODUCTION • Surgical wound infections increase health care costs by about 1.5 billion/year – Prolonged hospitalization stay – Increased morbidity/mortality • Prophylactic antibiotics have been shown to decrease the risk of infection for many procedures and represents an important component of optimal management of the surgical patient. – Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis is well established and common practice.
INTRODUCTION • Controversies regarding prophylactic antibiotic use include: – Selection of antibiotic therapy – Duration of antibiotic therapy – Development of bacterial resistance – Role of newly developed antibiotics • Factors resulting in failure of prophylaxis – Inadequate timing of antibiotic – Failure to readminister antibiotic for prolonged procedures
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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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