title: [Antibiotic pretreatment of heart valve prostheses].
abstract: Bacterial endocarditis on cardiac valvular prosthesis is still a frequent and dangerous complication: septicemia, embolism, valvular dysfunction and mortality. To prevent these complications, intraoperative treatment of prosthesis, by immersion in antibiotic solution, was performed in 1262 patients. The postoperative results have been compared with results of a nontreated group. The incidence of endocarditis in the treated group was 1.3%, in non-treated cases 5.45%. The cases of early endocarditis, was 0.08% of total cases of complications in the treated patients group; and 4.54% in the nontreated patient group. This study's results, confirm the utility of valvular prosthesis antibiotic treatment in cardiac surgery.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Chieti, Cattedra di Cardiochirurgia, Istituzione Italiana di Cardiochirurgia-Torino.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Actis Dato
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chiusolo
authors.forename: G C
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Cicchitti
authors.forename: G M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Actis Dato
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Porro
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bello
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D006801:Humans; D008943:Mitral Valve / Q000601:surgery*; D011182:Postoperative Care
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Pretrattamento antibiotico delle protesi valvolari.