Peri-operative infection prophylaxis with ornidazole and gentamicin in elective colonic surgery.
In a study of 60 patients undergoing elective colonic surgery peri-operative infection prophylaxis by the "one-shot' method was compared with that of 48-hour duration. The antibacterial agents used were ornidazole and gentamicin. Considering the patient population as a whole, no significant differences were found in the results. All the infectious complications which occurred post-operatively were due to bacterial contamination by aerobic pathogens. No anaerobic pathogens were detected in any of the cases.
D000368:Aged; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003106:Colon / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009593:Nitroimidazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D009950:Ornidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011292:Premedication; D011897:Random Allocation
D005839:Gentamicins; D009593:Nitroimidazoles; D009950:Ornidazole