[Role of prophylaxis for the prevention of wound infection in acoustic neuroma surgery].
Wound infection and secondary meningitis represent important complications for patients undergoing acoustic neuroma surgery. The aim of this paper is to evaluate the efficacy of a short-term protocol with vancomycin and netilmicin. We studied 434 patients submitted to acoustic neuroma surgery in the Otorhinolaryngology Division, A.O. Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, during the years 1987-1997. The utility of this protocol was evaluated on the basis of the occurrence of infective episodes during the first ten-day follow-up.
Minola
Eliseo
E
U.O. Malattie Infettive, A.O. Ospedali Riuniti di Bergamo, Italy.
Arosio
Marco
M
Gregis
Gian Pietro
GP
Rizzo
Giovanna
G
Zappone
Carmelo
C
Mazzoni
Antonio
A
D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis; D006801:Humans; D009464:Neuroma, Acoustic / Q000601:surgery*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*
Ruolo della profilassi per la prevenzione delle infezioni negli interventi al neurinoma dell'acustico.