APOS—antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing infectious complications in orthognathic surgery: study protocol for a phase III, multicentre, randomised, controlled, double blinded, clinical trial with two parallel study arms

APOS—antibiotic prophylaxis for preventing infectious complications in orthognathic surgery: study protocol for a phase III, multicentre, randomised, controlled, double blinded, clinical trial with two parallel study arms

Abstract Background It is a constant debate among surgeons whether the use of prolonged postoperative antibiotics may reduce surgical site infection rates. As specific treatment guidelines are still lacking, many surgeons continue to use broad-spectrum antibiotics, causing not only increased costs b...

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Main Authors: Oliver Ristow, Christof Hofele, Philipp Münch, Sylvia Danner, Anja Dietzel, Johannes Krisam, Christina Klose, Maximilian Pilz, Jürgen Hoffmann, Christian Freudlsperger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-11-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Antibiotic prophylaxis
Surgical site infection
Randomised controlled trial
Orthognathic surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05710-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05710-x

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