title: Efficacy of prophylactic antibiotic administration for breast cancer surgery in overweight or obese patients: research highlight.
abstract: The rate of surgical site infection (SSI) after breast surgery is higher than expected for a 'clean procedure'. There is currently no consensus on the use of antibiotics, and as a result there is variation in use. An infection may compromise cosmesis and delay the start of adjuvant therapy. This research highlight reviews a recent paper by Gulluoglu and colleagues investigating the use of antibiotics in overweight and obese patients undergoing breast cancer surgery and also reviews the current literature on this important topic.
authors.affiliation: Department of Breast Surgery, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Down Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5PT, UK.
authors.forename: Rachel L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: O'Connell
authors.affiliation: Department of Breast Surgery, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, Down Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5PT, UK.
authors.forename: Jennifer E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Rusby
keywords: Surgical site infection (SSI); breast cancer surgery
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