title: [Antibiotic prophylaxis with ++vancomycin in corrective surgery with alloplastic material].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: IV Divisione Universitaria di Chirurgia Generale, Ospedale San Giovanni Battista e della Città di Torino.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Massaioli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marchesa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bacino
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Galliano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Borello
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bonatti
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lorenzini
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D014640:Vancomycin