Open AccessPerioperative Prophylactic Antibiotics in 1,250 Orbital Surgeries
Author(s) -
Aaron Fay,
Nambi Nallasamy,
Richard C. Allen,
Francesco P. Bernardini,
Jurij R. Bilyk,
Kimberly P. Cockerham,
Antônio Augusto Velasco e Cruz,
Martìn H. Devoto,
Peter J. Dolman,
Jonathan J. Dutton,
David R. Jordan,
Robert C. Kersten,
Yoon-Duck Kim,
Mark J. Lucarelli,
Alan A. McNab,
Ilse Mombaerts,
Maarten P. Mourits,
Jeffrey A. Nerad,
Julian D. Perry,
Geoffrey E. Rose,
Peerooz Saeed,
Lay Leng Seah,
Dinesh Selva,
Jennifer A. Sivak-Callcott,
Diego Strianese,
David H. Verity
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.528
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1537-2677
pISSN - 0740-9303
DOI - 10.1097/iop.0000000000001565
Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotics , perioperative , antibiotic prophylaxis , surgery , adverse effect , prospective cohort study , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Intravenous antibiotic prophylaxis is used for many clean-contaminated surgeries or clean surgeries with an implant, but its value for clean orbital surgery has not been determined. This study investigated infection risks and adverse effects related to antibiotics in patients undergoing orbital surgery.