Third-generation cephalosporin for antimicrobial prophylaxis in pancreatoduodenectomy in patients with internal preoperative biliary drainage

The aim of the present study was to investigate whether the incidence of surgical site infection after pancreatoduodenectomy decreased after changing the prophylactic antibiotic to a third-generation cephalosporin in patients with unknown preoperative bile culture results after biliary drainage.

Source: Surgery - October 26, 2018 Category: Surgery Authors: Shusei Sano, Teiichi Sugiura, Ichiro Kawamura, Yukiyasu Okamura, Takaaki Ito, Yusuke Yamamoto, Ryo Ashida, Katsuhisa Ohgi, Hanako Kurai, Katsuhiko Uesaka Source Type: research