A single dose of prophylactic antibiotics may be enough
ScienceDaily: Single Dose Of Antibiotics Before Surgery Sufficient To Help Prevent Infection: "Single Dose Of Antibiotics Before Surgery Sufficient To Help Prevent Infection
A single dose of antibiotics prior to surgery appears to prevent infections occurring at the surgical site as effectively as a 24-hour dosing regimen, and with reduced antibiotic costs, according to an article in the November issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals."
I have been using 3 total doses on antibiotics for most of my robotic kidney and prostate operations. I will need to review this study and may switch to a single dose for prevention of infection. I have not had a single wound or deep infection in almost 250 robotic operations. I have seen urinary tract infections that I think is the result of the catheter and 2 men developed testicle infections 2-3 weeks after robotic prostatectomy.
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In China,surgeons prefer high dose antibiotics before surgery,they know about the principles of antibiotics,but in this days,more and more patients apt to blame their doctors for even quite little adverse effects,so,anyway,high dosem,long term... Though I am not a surgeon,I doubt what is my choice under such circumstances,really don't know.
This is a nice blog,I like it.
Posted by: Superyiding | November 27, 2006 12:45 PM