ArticleOTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma2019
Multidose prophylactic IV antibiotics do not lower the risk of surgical site infection for isolated closed ankle fractures.
Article in OTA international : the open access journal of orthopaedic trauma, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Abstract
objectivesTo compare the surgical site infection (SSI) rates in ankle fracture patients receiving either single preoperative intravenous (IV) dose (SD) or multidose 24 hours IV postoperative (MD) perioperative IV antibiotic prophylaxis.
designRetrospective case-control study.
settingLevel I Trauma Center. PATIENTS/
participantsThree hundred fourteen patients with isolated ankle fractures, OTA classifications 44A1-3, 44B1-3, and 44C1-3, who presented to our institution between January 2012 and June 2016.
interventionOperative fracture fixation with either the administration of SD or MD perioperative IV antibiotic prophylaxis. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS: SSI.
resultsThree hundred fourteen patients met all study criteria. There were 99 patients in the SD group with a mean age of 44.2 years and 215 patients in the MD group with a mean age of 47.7 years. The overall SSI rate was 5.1% in the SD group versus 2.8% in the MD group (
conclusionThe SSI rates in isolated closed ankle fractures receiving either SD or MD perioperative IV antibiotic prophylaxis were similar. Further studies should be considered to help guide the standard of care for perioperative IV antibiotic prophylaxis. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Therapeutic Level III retrospective case-control study.
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