Antibiotics in Open Fractures of the Distal Phalanx?

Autor: A. F. Dove, K. R. Welsh., A. N. Cope, M. Maheson, J. P. Sloan
Rok vydání: 1987
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Zdroj: Journal of Hand Surgery. 12:123-124
ISSN: 0266-7681
DOI: 10.1016/0266-7681_87_90076-3
Popis: A prospective trial was undertaken on 85 adult patients with open fractures of the distal phalanges of less than 6 hours duration, treated by conventional surgery. They either received no antibiotic therapy, or cephradine in short or long courses. The infection rate was 30% in the group without antibiotics and less than 3% in the treated groups. Three different antibiotics regimes were compared, with no difference in the infection rate: therefore the simplest and surest method, a single pre-operative dose and a single post-operative dose, is recommended.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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