Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in adults - Sistema Nazionale ...
Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in adults - Sistema Nazionale ...
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The follow<strong>in</strong>g list shows operations for which cl<strong>in</strong>ical studies show that <strong>antibiotic</strong><strong>prophylaxis</strong> is effective. The panel has also expressed its op<strong>in</strong>ion (<strong>in</strong> grey) concern<strong>in</strong>gthe expedience of <strong>prophylaxis</strong> <strong>in</strong> a number of frequently performed operations forwhich no cl<strong>in</strong>ical studies are available.Chest and thoracic surgeryAntibiotic <strong>prophylaxis</strong> is recommended for:I/A Cardiac pacemaker/defibrillator <strong>in</strong>sertionOpen-heart surgery, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g aorto-coronary bypass and prosthetic valve implantII/A Pulmonary resectionEar, nose and throat surgeryAntibiotic <strong>prophylaxis</strong> is recommended for:I/A Head and neck surgery (clean-contam<strong>in</strong>ated and contam<strong>in</strong>ated)Antibiotic <strong>prophylaxis</strong> is not recommended for:I/C AdenotonsillectomyI/D Ear surgery (clean and clean-contam<strong>in</strong>ated) <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g myr<strong>in</strong>goplastyII/D Nose or s<strong>in</strong>us and paras<strong>in</strong>us surgery (septoplasty/rh<strong>in</strong>oseptoplasty.VI/D Head and neck surgery (clean)General surgeryAntibiotic <strong>prophylaxis</strong> is strongly recommended for:I/A Colorectal surgery.Antibiotic <strong>prophylaxis</strong> is recommended for the follow<strong>in</strong>g, but local <strong>antibiotic</strong> policymanagers must take local <strong>in</strong>fection rates <strong>in</strong>to account (see p. and Table 6, p. ,operations marked with an asterisk):I/A Breast cancer surgeryReductive mammoplastyII/A Endoscopic gastrostomyStomach and duodenal surgery