Prevention of post-coccygectomy infection in a series of 136 coccygectomies.
Int Orthop
; 35(6): 877-81, 2011 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-20535470
ABSTRACT
Postoperative infection is a regular complication in coccygectomy. The authors propose the use of a topical skin adhesive on the postoperative wound as a contribution to the prevention of this complication. It was used on the first 56 patients in this study. The rate of infection was 3.6% compared with the 14% rate of infection in a previous study. The 80 following patients had, in addition to the skin adhesive, two prophylactic antibiotics for 48 hours (cefamandole and ornidazole), a preoperative rectal enema, and closure of the incision in two layers. The rate of infection dropped to 0.0%. Topical skin adhesive constitutes a significant contribution in the prevention of infection after coccygectomy.
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Assunto principal:
Ornidazol
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Infecção da Ferida Cirúrgica
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Adesivos Teciduais
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Cefamandol
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Cóccix
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Antibioticoprofilaxia
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Antibacterianos
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Article