Abstract

MARTINEZ PADRON, Adolfo et al. Profilaxis perioperatoria antimicrobiana con cefazolina en cirugía estética. Rev Cubana Cir [online]. 1998, vol.37, n.3, pp. 172-176. ISSN 1561-2945.

A prospective study on the effectiveness of cefazolin as a perioperative prophylactic antibiotic in cosmetic surgery was conducted to contribute to reduce postoperative infections, since a deficient or inadequate cicatrization would lead to the total failure of the operation. The higher percentage of surgical procedures corresponded to breast hypertrophies with 67.5 %, and only 32.5 % to abdominal deformities. The infection rate for the control group was 20 %, whereas with the application of perioperative prophylaxis it was just 2.5 %. This antibiotic proved to be highly effective against those bacteria that usually cause wound infection. Excellent results and economic advantages were attained with its use

Keywords : MAMMOPLASTY; ABDOMEN [surgery]; CEFAZOLIN [administration & dosage]; CEFAZOLIN [therapeutic use]; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION [prevention & control]; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS.

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