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Antibiotic prophylaxis for cardiac surgery

Author(s) -

Ron Kappeler,

M. Gillham,

Nicholas M. Brown

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkr536

Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotic prophylaxis , pneumonia , randomized controlled trial , antibiotics , cardiac surgery , regimen , intensive care medicine , surgery , meta analysis , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

Antibiotic prophylaxis for cardiac surgery is a controversial area. Recent systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials have concluded that surgical site infection can be reduced by prolonging prophylaxis for 24-48 h. Also, post-operative pneumonia and all-cause mortality can be reduced by giving agents with both anti-Gram-negative and anti-Gram-positive activity. The choice of the most appropriate regimen remains open to debate.

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