The possibility of using a topical combined antibacterial agent in the prevention of infection during surgical intervention

The article  presents the  results  of the  clinical  study  on the  assessment of the  preventive  clinical  effectiveness of the  topical combined antibacterial drug bacitracin/neomycin in the prevention  of infection during surgical intervention.The study included 112 patients whose average age w...

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Main Authors: M. V. Zhuchkov, U. V. Zhuchkova, S. V. Tarasenko
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: Remedium Group LTD 2019-04-01
Series:Амбулаторная хирургия
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Online Access:https://www.a-surgeon.ru/jour/article/view/143
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Summary:The article  presents the  results  of the  clinical  study  on the  assessment of the  preventive  clinical  effectiveness of the  topical combined antibacterial drug bacitracin/neomycin in the prevention  of infection during surgical intervention.The study included 112 patients whose average age was 42.4+7.4 years. Patients were divided into groups according to the risk of infection of the surgical area (SSI) according to the criteria of D.C. Classen et al. and into subgroups according to whether standard antiseptic therapy or topical antibacterial therapy with bacitracin/neomycin was used in the postoperative period.The study demonstrated high preventive  efficacy of the topical drug bacitracin/neomycin in the prevention  of various clinical forms of SSI and, probably, in the prevention  of seromas of postoperative wounds.
ISSN:2712-8741
2782-2591