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 .
Role of prophylactic antibiotic in elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
This prospect i ve study was conducted to investigate the efficacy of single-dose Ceftazidime as a prophylactic antibiotic to prevent surgical site infections in low-risk patients undergoing LC . Two hundred patients included in the study were r and omly divided into two groups ( 100 each ) : G1 : patients received intravenous Ceftazidime within 60 minutes prior to surgery and G2 : received intravenous placebo ( 10 ml isotonic sodium chloride 0.9 % solution ) . All patients were invited for examination 10 , 20 and 30 days post-operatively and any post-operative complications were recorded and managed . Preoperatively ; there was no significant differences existed between the 2 groups regarding sex , age ; body mass index and ASA score . Also , the duration of LC surgery , incidence of intra-operative gallbladder perforations and spill of bile or stones , incidents of intra-operative bleeding from either cystic artery or gall bladder liver bed and mean postoperative hospital stay were found not significantly different between the 2 groups . Post operatively there was no statistical difference regarding the surgical site infection between the two groups
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 .