ReviewNeurosurgical review2014
Antibiotic prophylaxis in craniotomy: a review.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
- Indirect comparison of efficacy between different antibiotic prophylaxis against the intracranial infection after craniotomy.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2020Pooled it
- Preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis regimen in brain tumour surgery in Sweden: a quasi-experimental study.Acta neurochirurgica · 2020Trial
- Acupuncture attenuates postoperative inflammation in patients after craniotomy: A prospective, open-label, controlled trial.Medicine · 2020Trial
- Questionnaire-based Survey on the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection after the Publication of Its Guidelines for Neurosurgery in Japan.Neurologia medico-chirurgica · 2025Article
- Post-craniotomy infections: A point-by-point approach.Brain & spine · 2025Article
- Surgical and procedural antibiotic prophylaxis in the surgical ICU: an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee clinical consensus document.Trauma surgery & acute care open · 2024Article
- Revisiting the Role of Surgical Resection for Brain Metastasis.Brain tumor research and treatment · 2023Review
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- Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Neonates and Children Undergoing Neurosurgery: A RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method Consensus Study.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Nanopore 16S sequencing enhances the detection of bacterial meningitis after neurosurgery.Annals of clinical and translational neurology · 2022Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) in craniotomies has been clarified through the accumulation of evidence and increased antibiotic knowledge. This paper focuses on the use of AP in craniotomies during different historical periods and collects highly relevant evidence on this issue. This review surveys different AP guidelines and explains why cefazolin was selected by most guidelines. Recent prominent topics, including strategies to update and implement guidelines and antibiotic efficacy in postoperative meningitis and surveillance and decolonization therapies for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, are discussed.
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