Prophylactic measures such as vancomycin, povidone-iodine and saline irrigation yielded similar rates of periprosthetic joint infection and wound complications at 3 months for high-risk patients ...

Cefazolin is the preferred agent for surgical prophylaxis in bariatric procedures above or including the duodenum, while cefoxitin or cefazolin in combination with metronidazole should be used for ...

However, evidence supporting antimicrobial prophylaxis is relatively weak, and was generated before the introduction of modern surgical and anaesthetic techniques, which reduce rates of SSI.

Antibiotic prophylaxis was associated with reduced risks for surgical site infection (SSIs) and readmissions in children undergoing cholecystectomy for uncomplicated cholelithiasis, a ...

A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association found that prophylactic antimicrobial decreased in ...

in high-risk orthopedic surgery patients. Recent changes to these documents have brought them into agreement as to the inclusion of aspirin as an appropriate option for VTE prophylaxis in this ...

A reduction of 78.8% in surgical site infections in patients undergoing spine surgery was presented at the 25th Annual Scientific Conference of the Canadian Spine Society by researchers from the ...

Conducts research on antimicrobial stewardship in surgical care Bhopal: AIIMS Bhopal celebrates Dr. Rishika A's ICMR PG ...

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