This document provides guidelines for administering antibiotics before and during surgical procedures to prevent wound infections. It recommends administering antibiotics pre-operatively to achieve adequate serum levels throughout the procedure, using intravenous routes, and the highest dose of a drug active against expected microorganisms. During long procedures or those with large blood loss, it suggests redosing antibiotics that have a long half-life to maintain effective serum levels. It advises administering antibiotics for a maximum of 24 hours after a wound is closed.
38. Pre-op administration,
serum levels adequate throughout procedure with
a drug active against expected microorganisms.
High Serum Levels
1.Preop timing
2. IV route
3. Highest dose of drug
During Procedure
1. Long half-life
2. Long procedure redose
3. Large blood loss redose
Duration
1. None after wound closed
2. 24 hours maximum
Editor's Notes
#6: Inflamation
This large cellular movement to the injury site is induced by cytokines secreted by the platelets (chemotaxis) and by further chemotactic cytokines secreted by the macrophages themselves once at the site of injury. These include transforming growth factor alpha (TGF-留) and transforming growth factor beta (TGF-硫).
Consequently, an inflammatory exudate that contains red blood cells, neutrophils, macrophages, and plasma proteins, including coagulation cascade proteins and fibrin strands, fills the wound in a matter of hours
Proliferative
The proliferative phase begins as the cells that migrate to the site of injury, such as fibroblasts, epithelial cells, and vascular endothelial cells, start to proliferate and the cellularity of the wound increases.
Maturation
he dominant feature is collagen. The dense bundle of fibers, characteristic of collagen, is the predominant constituent of the scar. Wound contraction occurs to some degree in primary closed wounds but is a pronounced feature in wounds left to close by secondary intention. The cells responsible for wound contraction are called myofibroblasts,
Some surgical incisional wounds leak fluid but this alone does not mean that there is an infection present.
#9: Gram-positive organisms, particularly staphylococci and streptococci, account for most exogenous flora involved in SSIs. Sources of such pathogens include surgical/hospital personnel and intraoperative circumstances, including surgical instruments, articles brought into the operative field, and the operating room air.
The group of bacteria most commonly responsible for SSIs areStaphylococcus aureusstrains. The emergence of resistant strains has considerably increased the burden of morbidity and mortality associated with wound infections.