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Antibiotic prophylaxis in biliary surgery

Antibiotikaprophylaxe in der Gallenchirurgie

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Early studies in which a higher incidence of wound infection and septic complications in biliary surgery was found demonstrated the need for antibiotic prophylaxis. In two studies, one retrospective and one prospective, the role of prophylactic antibiotics in biliary surgery was studied in “at risk” and “no risk” groups of patients. Twenty-eight percent of “no risk” patients had a positive bile culture. It was concluded that a single dose of 1 g cefotaxime, administered upon induction of anaesthesia, is a safe and effective prophylactic regimen in biliary surgery.

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Wundinfektionen und septische Komplikationen nach Gallenoperationen lassen eine Antibiotikaprophylaxe sinnvoll erscheinen. Die Rolle prophylaktischer Antibiotikagabe bei Gallenoperationen wurde in zwei Studien geprüft, von denen die eine retrospektiv und die andere prospektiv geführt wurde; Patienten mit besonderem Risiko für eine Infektion wurden von Patienten ohne Risiko getrennt ausgewertet. In der Gruppe ohne erhöhtes Risiko waren allerdings 28 Prozent der Kulturen von Galleflüssigkeit positiv. Prophylaxe mit Cefotaxim, das bei Einleitung der Narkose in einer Dosierung von 1 g i.v. als einmalige Injektion verabreicht wurde, erwies sich in der Gallenchirurgie als sicher und wirksam.

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Mascarenhas, A.F.A. Antibiotic prophylaxis in biliary surgery. Infection 19, 456–458 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01726465

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