Survey of Surgeons Regarding Prophylactic Antibiotic Use in Inguinal Hernia Repair
| Autor: | Andrew MacCormick, J. A. Akoh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Prophylactic antibiotic
Male medicine.medical_specialty medicine.drug_class Attitude of Health Personnel Antibiotics Hernia Inguinal 030230 surgery 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surgical site medicine Humans Surgical Wound Infection Antibiotic prophylaxis Herniorrhaphy Surgeons Mesh repair business.industry Antibiotic Prophylaxis Surgical Mesh medicine.disease Surgery Anti-Bacterial Agents Inguinal hernia Surgical mesh 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Health Care Surveys Female business Surgical site infection |
| Zdroj: | Scandinavian journal of surgery : SJS : official organ for the Finnish Surgical Society and the Scandinavian Surgical Society. 107(3) |
| ISSN: | 1799-7267 |
| Popis: | Purpose: The use of prophylactic antibiotics in the mesh repair of inguinal hernias remains controversial. The aim of this study was to determine the perception of surgeons about surgical site infection and how this affects their clinical practice. Methods: A SurveyMonkey of general surgeons and senior surgical trainees was conducted via the local trust network and the questionnaire was displayed on the website of the Association of Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland and Association of Surgeons in Training. Results: Eighty-one responses were received from surgeons who perform an average of 75 hernia repairs per year – the majority by open technique. Thirty-six (44.4%) used routine antibiotic prophylaxis, 40 (49.4%) selectively, and five (6.2%) not at all as the five surgeons who did not use antibiotics perceived their surgical site infection rate to be Conclusion: This study highlights the fact that in the absence of clear guidelines, most surgeons base their use of prophylactic antibiotics on their perceived risk or experience of surgical site infection. There is a strong need for a new set of guidelines to address the use of prophylactic antibiotics in groin hernia surgery. |
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