[Antibiotic prophylaxis with aztreonam in general surgery].
Personal experience in peroperative antibiotic prophylaxis with aztreonam (Azactam) in 81 patients undergoing abdominal surgery of choice is reported. The usefulness, handiness and lack of side-effects of this parenteral drug are reiterated. The incidence of surgical wound infections was 2.5%, while that of associated infections was 6.1%. Considering these results, the use of aztreonam (Azctam) is recommended in peroperative prophylaxis as a drug of choice.
Martino
F
F
II Divisione di Chirurgia Generale, Ospedale Gradenigo, Torino.
Bossotti
M
M
Polastri
R
R
Balcet
F
F
Vasario
U
U
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001398:Aztreonam / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D011292:Premedication; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control
D001398:Aztreonam
Profilassi antibiotica con aztreonam in chirurgia generale.