[Prophylactic Antibiotic Use in ENT Surgery]

Overview

Journal HNO

Specialty Otorhinolaryngology

Date 2015 Jan 23

PMID 25608914

Authors

C Thorn

A Faber

J D Schultz

K Hormann

B A Stuck

Affiliations

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Abstract

Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) is defined as the administration of an antimicrobial agent prior to contamination in previously sterile spaces and fluid. SAP should not be confused with the therapeutic use of antibiotics. There are a growing number of studies with the goal of answering the question which patients benefit most from SAP during which specific surgical procedure. However, in the specific surgical field of head and neck surgery and otolaryngological surgery, there are only a few guidelines answering that question for specific procedures. The aim of this study was to analyze the evidence found in the literature and to develop a standard operating procedure, which specifically addresses head and neck and otolaryngeal surgical procedures.

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