ReviewAntibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)2023
Six Long-Standing Questions about Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Surgery.
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- Guidelines for Enhanced Recovery After Trauma and Intensive Care (ERATIC): Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) and International Association for Trauma Surgery and Intensive Care (IATSIC) Society Recommendations: Paper 2: Postoperative and Intensive Care Recommendations.World journal of surgery · 2025Guideline
- The 2023 WSES guidelines on the management of trauma in elderly and frail patients.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2024Guideline
- Appropriateness of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in Spanish hospitals: a national multicentre cross-sectional study.The Lancet regional health. Europe · 2026Article
- Antimicrobial Resistance and Stewardship in Surgical Departments: A Three-Year Single-Center Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Observational
- Global practices and attitudes in acute appendicitis management: the PAMAP-W international survey and Delphi consensus study on the WSES appendicitis grading system.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2026Article
- Cerebrospinal fluid cellular and inflammatory profiles in tumor-related postoperative infections: influencing factors and clinical features in oncological patients.American journal of cancer research · 2026Article
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- Prophylactic Antibiotics in Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty: A Nationwide Analysis of Infection Rates and Antibiotic Use in South Korea.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Bacterial translocation to mesenteric lymph nodes fueling surgical site infections: evidence, technical challenges and future directions.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Review
- PO-llution control: a cross-sectional study on the role of antimicrobial stewardship in reducing healthcare's carbon footprint.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2025Article
- Antibiotics in Mucogingival Surgery for Recession Treatment: A Narrative Review.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Integrating Regenerative Medicine in Chronic Wound Management: A Single-Center Experience.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Non-adherence to surgical antibiotic prophylaxis guidelines: findings from a mixed-methods study in a developing country.Antimicrobial resistance and infection control · 2025Article
- A Clinical Audit of Surgical Site Infection Surveillance in a Maxillo-Facial and Oral Surgery Unit in an Academic Hospital Complex in South Africa.International wound journal · 2025Observational
- Incidence of PJI in Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients Following Expanded Gram-Negative Antibiotic Prophylactic Protocol.Microorganisms · 2025Article
- From Guidelines to Action: Tackling Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infections.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis Used in A University Clinics Hospital and Antibiotic Costs: A 3-year Survey.Current therapeutic research, clinical and experimental · 2025Article
- Orthopedic postoperative infection profile and antibiotic sensitivity of 2038 patients across 24 countries - Call for region and institution specific surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis.Journal of orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis: A Proposal for a Global Evidence-Based Bundle.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
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25 authors at 20 institutions in 15 countries.
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Abstract
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most common adverse event occurring in surgical patients. Optimal prevention of SSIs requires the bundled integration of a variety of measures before, during, and after surgery. Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) is an effective measure for preventing SSIs. It aims to counteract the inevitable introduction of bacteria that colonize skin or mucosa into the surgical site during the intervention. This document aims to guide surgeons in appropriate administration of SAP by addressing six key questions. The expert panel identifies a list of principles in response to these questions that every surgeon around the world should always respect in administering SAP.
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