Antibiotic prophylaxis and risk of infections in thyroid surgery: Results from a national study (UEC - Italian Endocrine Surgery Units Association)

Updates in Surgery

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 213-216

  De Palma, Maurizio ^a   Grillo, Maurizio ^a   Borgia, Guglielmo ^b   Pezzullo, Luciano ^c   Lombardi, Celestino Pio ^d   Gentile, Ivan ^b  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Infections; Thyroid surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENDOCRINE SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SURGICAL INFECTION; THYROID GLAND;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ENDOCRINE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; SURGICENTERS; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 84883585928     PISSN: 2038131X     EISSN: 20383312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13304-013-0219-y     Document Type: Article

References (6)

1. Rosato L, Avenia N, Bernante P, De Palma M, Gulino G, Nasi PG, Pelizzo MR, Pezzullo L (2004) Complications of thyroid surgery: analysis of a multicentric study on 14,934 patients operated on in Italy over 5 years. World J Surg 28:271-276. doi: 10.1007/s00268-003-6903-1
2. Avenia N, Sanguinetti A, Cirocchi R, Docimo G, Ragusa M, Ruggiero R, Procaccini E, Boselli C, D'Ajello F, Barberini F, Parmeggiani D, Rosato L, Sciannameo F, De Toma G, Noya G (2009) Antibiotic prophylaxis in thyroid surgery: a preliminary multicentric Italian experience. Ann Surg Innov Res 3:10. doi: 10.1186/1750-1164-3-10
3. De Salvo L, Razzetta F, Tassone U, Arezzo A, Mattioli FP (1998) The role of drainage and antibiotic prophylaxis in thyroid surgery. Minerva Chir 53:895-898
4. Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines network. Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Surgery Section. Head and neck surgery [ http://www.sign.ac.uk/guidelines/ fulltext/104/index.html ]
5. Gentile I, Rosato L, Avenia N, Testini M, D'Ajello M, Antonino A, De Palma M (2012) Do Italian surgeons use antibiotic prophylaxis in thyroid surgery? Results from a national study (UEC - Italian Endocrine Surgery Units Association). Ann Ital Chir 29
6. Hardy RG, Forsythe JL (2007) Uncovering a rare but critical complication following thyroid surgery: an audit across the UK and Ireland. Thyroid 17:63-65. doi: 10.1089/thy.2006.0221