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Prospective randomized study of efficacy of 1-day versus 3-day antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing surgical site infection after coronary artery bypass graft.
- Source :
- Journal of the Formosan Medical Association; Oct2011, Vol. 110 Issue 10, p619-626, 8p
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- <bold>Background/purpose: </bold>Despite general recommendation of short-course antibiotic prophylaxis, prolonged antibiotic use is still commonly reported in clinical settings. This study compared the efficacy of 1-day versus 3-day antibiotic prophylaxis in preventing surgical site infection (SSI) in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG).<bold>Methods: </bold>This prospective, randomized control study was performed in a tertiary-care medical center from June 2002 to April 2004. Patients underwent non-emergency CABG and were randomized into two groups receiving either 1 day or 3 days cefazolin prophylaxis. The SSI rates were compared between the two groups.<bold>Results: </bold>During the study period, 231 patients were enrolled, 120 in the 1-day group and 111 in the 3-day group. Twenty-two episodes of SSI were observed within 1 month after operation: 13 (10.8%) in the 1-day group and nine (8.1%) in the 3-day group (odds ratio: 1.37; 95% confidence interval: 0.56-3.33; p = 0.48). By logistic regression analysis, 1-day prophylaxis with cefazolin was not associated with higher risk of SSI (adjusted odds ratio: 0.91; 95% confidence interval: 0.32-2.56; p = 0.85).<bold>Conclusion: </bold>Antibiotic prophylaxis for 1 day in CABG surgery was associated with similar rates of postoperative infection compared with antibiotic prophylaxis of 3 days. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- CORONARY artery bypass
SURGICAL site
RANDOMIZED controlled trials
LONGITUDINAL method
ANTIBIOTICS
SURGICAL site infection prevention
SURGICAL site infections
COMPARATIVE studies
RESEARCH methodology
MEDICAL cooperation
RESEARCH
STATISTICAL sampling
EVALUATION research
CEFAZOLIN
ANTIBIOTIC prophylaxis
PREVENTION
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09296646
- Volume :
- 110
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Supplemental Index
- Journal :
- Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 66415784
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfma.2011.08.003