The history of antibiotic irrigation and prophylaxis in operative neurotrauma: perpetuation of military care in civilian settings.
Neurosurg Focus
; 53(3): E7, 2022 09.
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in En
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| ID: mdl-36052633
ABSTRACT
The benefit of antibiotic irrigation for prophylaxis against wound infections, not only for traumatic cranial injuries but also in elective neurosurgical care, has recently been called into question. Several articles have cast doubt on the utility of topical antibiotics, and recently, bacitracin irrigation was made unavailable in some US markets. The pervasive nature of antibiotic irrigation, considering the lack of evidence supporting its use, led the authors to question when and how neurosurgeons started using antibiotic irrigation in cranial neurosurgery. Through a review of historical literature, they highlight the adoption of antibiotic irrigation as it began in battlefield surgical practice, gradually leading to the modern concept of antibiotic prophylaxis in civilian and military care.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Military Personnel
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Neurosurg Focus
Journal subject:
NEUROCIRURGIA
Year:
2022
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Article