title: Systemic prophylaxis with gentamicin-metronidazole in appendicectomy and colorectal surgery: a prospective controlled clinical study.
abstract: A prospective, randomized, clinical study was carried out in 188 patients undergoing appendicectomy or colorectal surgery to test the efficacy of prophylactic, parenterally-administered antibiotics in the prevention of infection. The results show the effectiveness of the association gentamicin-metronidazole (9.4% of infections), compared to the control group with no antibiotics (39.1% of infections), X2 = 14.1; P less than 0.001).
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001062:Appendectomy; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000601:surgery*; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D005839:Gentamicins; D008795:Metronidazole