title: Bacteremia following operative endoscopy of the upper gastrointestinal tract.
abstract: The rate of bactaeremia following surgical endoscopy of the upper gastrointestinal tract is reported with up to 50% depending on the therapeutic measure performed. In a prospective study we examined 160 patients treated by surgical endoscopy of the upper digestive tract. The rate of bactaeremia showed a significant difference with 12.5% after diagnostic and 28.96% after surgical endoscopy. Our results recommend a single shot antibiotic prophylaxis depending on the endoscopic measure performed and the patient's individual risk.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Institute for Microbiology and Hygiene, Freiburg.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sontheimer
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Salm
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Friedrich
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: von Wahlert
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pelz
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D011292:Premedication; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D018805:Sepsis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents