Open AccessIntraoperative Redosing of Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Addition to Preoperative Prophylaxis Versus Single-dose Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection
Author(s) -
Niels Wolfhagen,
Quirine J J Boldingh,
Mats de Lange,
Marja A. Boermeester,
Stijn De Jonge
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
annals of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.153
H-Index - 309
eISSN - 1528-1140
pISSN - 0003-4932
DOI - 10.1097/sla.0000000000005436
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , incidence (geometry) , antibiotic prophylaxis , randomized controlled trial , meta analysis , confidence interval , surgery , anesthesia , antibiotics , physics , microbiology and biotechnology , optics , biology
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of preoperative surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) with additional intraoperative redosing compared to single-dose preoperative surgical antibiotic prophylaxis on the incidence of surgical site infections (SSI).