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  • Title: Antibiotic prophylaxis in clean surgical cases and the role of community surveillance.
    Author: Karran SJ, Karran SE, Toyn K, Brough P.
    Journal: Eur J Surg Suppl; 1992; (567):31-2. PubMed ID: 1381640.
    Abstract:
    In an ongoing prospective study of clean surgical procedures, patients have been examined by specialist research nurses on a minimum of three occasions during the postoperative period to determine the incidence of wound complications. Whereas a previous retrospective audit suggested a wound infection rate of 2%, this community surveillance programme revealed the true rate as at least fourfold greater (p less than 0.001). Of these complications, more than 70% were detected only by the surveillance programme. Immediate benefit was obtained by a reduction in all complications. Despite these improvements, a core of postoperative sepsis remained, particularly in high-risk cases. Thus, a prospective, controlled, prophylactic antibiotic trial has been undertaken, in an attempt to reduce the infection rate still further. An antibiotic regimen of teicoplanin, 400 mg i.v., given as a single dose, was chosen because of the excellent activity of this agent against staphylococci and streptococci, and also because of the long half-life which renders it suitable for single-dose administration.
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