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Antibiotic prophylaxis in vascular surgery: concentration of cefuroxime and ceftazidime in drain fluid
- Source :
- Wundinfektionen in der Gefäßchirurgie ISBN: 9783642724657
- Publication Year :
- 1991
- Publisher :
- Steinkopff, 1991.
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Abstract
- Infection of a vascular prosthesis is an uncommon complication after arterial reconstruction. In literature (1) an incidence of 2–3% is reported. However, the data suggest that graft infection is associated with a mortality of 33–58% of the patients and a amputation risk of 25–75%. In a retrospective analysis of our own experience from 1977–1986, we found 14 type-III infections after 1101 arterial reconstructions (1.3%). During that time period we used 4 × 1 g of flucloxacilline as prophylaxis. Eight of the 10 early (< 2 months) infections were caused by St. Aureus and four byE. coli (see Table 1).
Details
- ISBN :
- 978-3-642-72465-7
- ISBNs :
- 9783642724657
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Wundinfektionen in der Gefäßchirurgie ISBN: 9783642724657
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi...........68e7ce1e87ce2a0f0d356915125a1fa4