Conclusions The use of prophylactic antibiotics is effective for reducing the incidence of SSI and superficial SSI but is not effective for preventing deep SSI in low-risk patients who underwent elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Background s/ Aims The role of prophylactic antibiotics for laparoscopic cholecystectomy in low-risk patients is still unclear .
This study aim ed to verify the conclusion of previous meta-analyses concerning the effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy in low-risk patients .
ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS IN LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECISTECTOMY: IS IT WORTH DOING?
ABSTRACT Background : Elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy has very low risk for infectious complications , ranging the infection rate from 0.4 % to 1.1 % . Many surgeons still use routine antibiotic prophylaxis Aim : Evaluate the real impact of antibiotic prophylaxis in elective laparoscopic cholecystectomies in low risk patients . Method : Prospect i ve , r and omized and double-blind study . Were evaluated 100 patients that underwent elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy  divided in two groups : group A ( n=50 ) , patients that received prophylaxis using intravenous Cephazolin ( 2 g ) during anesthetic induction and group B ( n=50 ) , patients that did n't receive any antibiotic prophylaxis . The outcome evaluated were infeccious complications at surgical site . The patients were review ed seven and 30 days after surgery . Results : There was incidence of 2 % in infection complications in group A and 2 % in group B. There was no statistical significant difference of infectious complications ( p=0,05 ) between the groups . The groups were homogeneous and comparable . Conclusion : The use of the antibiotic prophylaxis in laparoscopic cholecystectomy in low risk patients does n't provide any significant benefit in the decrease of surgical wound infection
Conclusions The use of prophylactic antibiotics is effective for reducing the incidence of SSI and superficial SSI but is not effective for preventing deep SSI in low-risk patients who underwent elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Background s/ Aims The role of prophylactic antibiotics for laparoscopic cholecystectomy in low-risk patients is still unclear .
This study aim ed to verify the conclusion of previous meta-analyses concerning the effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy in low-risk patients .