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ArticlePakistan journal of medical sciences

Comparison between outcome of single dose of prophylactic antibiotic versus postoperative antibiotic in inguinal hernia surgery.

Ahmad Masood, Abdur Rehman Arshad, Mahnoor Ashraf

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Article in Pakistan journal of medical sciences. 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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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ahmad MasoodDr. Ahmad Masood, MBBS, FCPSI, MO, Department of Surgery, Nishtar Medical University & Hospital, Multan, Pakistan.
Abdur Rehman ArshadDr. Abdur Rehman Arshad, MBBS, FCPSI, MO, Department of Surgery, Nishtar Medical University & Hospital, Multan, Pakistan.
Mahnoor AshrafDr. Mahmoor Ashraf, MBBS, FCPSI, HO, Department of Surgery, Nishtar Medical University & Hospital, Multan, Pakistan.
Nishtar Medical College and Hospital · PK

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives: To compare the outcome prophylactic antibiotics and routine pre-surgical and post-surgical in terms of incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) and to explore the effect of various factors such as duration of surgery and patient characteristics (if any). Methods: A double-blinded prospective analysis of a total of 60 patients with the primary inguinal hernia was conducted from 24 Results: The rate of infection in both groups was noted. The incidence of infection in the study group (13.3%) was higher as compared to the control group (10%). No patient underwent mesh removal and no significant difference in terms of post-operative complications was observed in the results of both groups. Conclusion: Both the treatments, prophylactic antibiotics and routine pre-surgical and post-surgical were equally effective. However, we recommend the administration of prophylactic since they are cost-effective and prevent bacterial drug resistance.

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AntibioticHerniaInguinalMeshProphylactic

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PMID35799713
PMCPMC9247755
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