1. Abdominaltrauma und Antibiotikaprophylaxe.
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Ebenhoch, M.
- Abstract
The term perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis stands for a short-term, usually one-off administration of an antibiotic shortly before, at the beginning or at the latest during the operative procedure. A perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis should always be given in the surgical treatment of a patient with abdominal trauma. The optimal time of administration is 30-60 min before incision. For interventions lasting more than 2 h, a repeated dose should be given depending on the half-life of the substance being used. An extension of the antibiotic prophylaxis beyond 24 h does not reduce the postoperative infection rate and should only be continued in the sense of a therapy in the case of a surgically uncleansed infection focus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2017
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