Local antimicrobial administration for prophylaxis of surgical site infections

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1006-1019

  Huiras, Paul ^a   Logan, Jill K ^b   Papadopoulos, Stella ^a   Whitney, Dana ^a  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic; Bead; Fleece; Irrigation; Local; Ointment; Paste; Sponge; Surgical site prophylaxis; Topical

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACITRACIN; CARBAPENEM DERIVATIVE; CEFAMANDOLE; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTAXIME; CEFOXITIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; CLINDAMYCIN; COLLAGEN; FUSIDIC ACID; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NEOMYCIN; PARAFFIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PETROLATUM; PLACEBO; POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE); POLYMYXIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; THROMBIN; TOBRAMYCIN; UNINDEXED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; ANAPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; APPENDECTOMY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BEAD; COLORECTAL SURGERY; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOCUMENTATION; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG COST; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMUR NECK FRACTURE; FLEECE; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTRAOPERATIVE ANAPHYLACTIC SHOCK; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LIPOPHILICITY; LOW RISK POPULATION; MATERIAL STATE; MICROFLORA; MONOTHERAPY; MORBIDITY; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NONHUMAN; OINTMENT; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PASTE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE CONTACT DERMATITIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; POWDER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESIS MATERIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN INJURY; SKIN SURGERY; SPONGE; STANDARDIZATION; SUPERFICIAL STERNAL WOUND INFECTION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURGICAL WOUND; THORAX SURGERY; TIME TO TREATMENT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; WOUND CARE; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION; WOUND IRRIGATION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84871575461     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/phar.1135     Document Type: Review

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