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Trial reportWorld journal of surgery2015

Antimicrobial prophylaxis for the prevention of surgical site infection after thyroid and parathyroid surgery: a prospective randomized trial.

Takashi Uruno, Chie Masaki, Akifumi Suzuki, Keiko Ohkuwa, Hiroshi Shibuya, Wataru Kitagawa, Mitsuji Nagahama, Kiminori Sugino, Koichi Ito

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in World journal of surgery, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Takashi UrunoDepartment of Surgery, Ito Hospital, 4-3-6 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-8308, Japan, t-uruno@ito-hospital.jp.
Chie Masaki
Akifumi Suzuki
Keiko Ohkuwa
Hiroshi Shibuya
Wataru Kitagawa
Mitsuji Nagahama
Kiminori Sugino
Koichi Ito
Ito Hospital · JPShibuya (Japan) · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectiveThe effectiveness of antimicrobial prophylaxis (AMP) in the prevention of surgical site infection (SSI) following thyroid and parathyroid surgery remains uncertain. The objective of this prospective randomized controlled trial (Ito-RCT1) was to assess the effectiveness of AMP in clean neck surgery performed to treat thyroid and parathyroid disease.

methodsParticipants comprised patients scheduled for clean neck surgery for thyroid and parathyroid disease at Ito Hospital. Patients whose surgery included sternotomy or resection of the trachea, larynx, pharynx, or esophagus were excluded. AMP consisted of 2 g of piperacillin (PIPC) (group A, n = 541) or 1 g of cefazolin (CEZ) (group B, n = 541) administered intravenously immediately after endotracheal intubation. Patients in the control group (Group C, n = 1,082) did not receive AMP.

resultsStatistical analysis was performed to compare the AMP group (Group A + Group B) with the control group (Group C). Drug-induced acute reactions correlated to PIPC or CEZ did not occur in the AMP group. No significant differences in the postoperative incidence of liver or renal dysfunction were seen between the AMP and control groups. Postoperative incidence of urinary tract infection was significantly higher in the control group (p = 0.002). The incidence of SSI events was very low, with only 1 event (0.09 %) in the AMP group and 3 events (0.28 %) in the control group, and this difference between groups was not significant (p = 0.371).

conclusionsAMP is not necessary to prevent SSI after clean thyroid or parathyroid surgery.

Indexed as

Antibiotic ProphylaxisAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnti-Bacterial AgentsCefazolinChildFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedParathyroid DiseasesPiperacillinProspective StudiesSurgical Wound InfectionAnti-Bacterial AgentsCefazolinPiperacillin

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PMID25566977
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