Abstract
Purpose
The efficacy of routine antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of surgical site infection (SSI) after elective inguinal hernia repair with a mesh patch remains uncertain. The authors of a recent Cochrane meta-analysis based on 17 randomized trials were unable to draw a definitive conclusion on this subject. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of prophylactic antibiotics for prevention of SSI after elective inguinal hernia repair with mesh and the risk factors for SSI.
Methods
All low-risk patients who underwent elective inguinal hernia repair with mesh at our institution between 2010 and 2015 were enrolled in this study, with the exception of patients with recurrent hernias or immunosuppressive diseases. All patients received a single intravenous (i.v.) injection of cefuroxime (1.5 g) within 2 h prior to surgery at the discretion of the surgeon. SSI was defined using criteria of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The variables which could influence the rate of SSI were analyzed by multivariate analysis to determine the independent risk factors for SSI.
Results
Among the 605 patients who underwent elective inguinal hernia repair with mesh during the study period, 553 were eligible for enrolment in the study. Of these, 331 received a single dose of cefuroxime preoperatively. The overall SSI rate was 5.4 %; 9.4 % of those patients who did not receive preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis developed SSI versus 2.8 % of those who did receive prophylaxis (P = 0.001). All infections were superficial. Factors independently associated with SSI were advanced age, smoking and preoperative stay.
Conclusions
The incidence of SSI among low-risk patients who did and did not receive preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis after elective inguinal hernia repair with mesh differed significantly, particularly among patients of advanced age, smokers and patients with a prolonged preoperative stay in the hospital.
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Zhuo, Y., Zhang, Q., Tang, D. et al. The effectiveness of i.v. cefuroxime prophylaxis of surgical site infection after elective inguinal hernia repair with mesh: A retrospective observational study. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 72, 1033–1039 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-016-2067-4
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