[Antibiotic prophylaxis with ++vancomycin in corrective surgery with alloplastic material].
The authors report a controlled series of 40 patients treated for recidivating inguinal hernia and laparocele with the implant of alloplastic material. Short-term prophylaxis with vancomycin was performed in all cases. The antibiotic was found to be well tolerated at the doses used and this was associated with a good clinical success rate. The use of vancomycin in prophylaxis for this type of surgery is considered a rational choice and the use of short-term prophylaxis reduces the risks linked to possible collateral effects.
Massaioli
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IV Divisione Universitaria di Chirurgia Generale, Ospedale San Giovanni Battista e della Città di Torino.
Marchesa
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P
Bacino
A
A
Galliano
R
R
Borello
G
G
Bonatti
L
L
Lorenzini
L
L
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery*; D006555:Hernia, Ventral / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D014640:Vancomycin