Major Scope

  •  Colon and Rectal Surgery
  •  General Surgery
  •  Gynecologic Oncology
  •  Plastic Surgery
  •  Neurological Surgery
  •  Orthopaedic Surgery
  •  Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
  •  Neonatal Surgery
  •  Prenatal Surgery
  •  Trauma Surgery
  •  Surgical Intensivists, Specializing In Critical Care Patients
  •  Thoracic Surgery
  •  Congenital Cardiac Surgery
  •  Thoracic Surgery-Integrated
  •  Vascular Surgery

Abstract

Citation: Clin Surg. 2016;1(1):1132.Research Article | Open Access

A 48-Hour Regimen of Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Laparoscopic-Assisted Radical Resection for Rectal Cancer: An Analysis of 124 Cases

Kaiyan Fu, Huanrong Lan, Ketao Jin and Hongying Pan

Department of Nursing, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China
Department of General Surgery, Zhuji Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, China
Department of Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University, China
Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Shaoxing Hospital of Zhejiang University, China

*Correspondance to: Ketao Jin 

 PDF  Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.1132

Abstract

Objective: It is widely accepted that antibiotic prophylaxis is useful for the prevention of surgical site infections, especially in colorectal surgery. But the standard protocol of perioperative antibiotic use in laparoscopic-assisted surgery for rectal cancer remains to be established. To evaluate the rate of perioperative infections following rectal cancer surgery and to determine the time of using prophylactic antibiotic, we retrospectively reviewed the clinical data of 124 patients receiving laparoscopic-assisted radical resection for rectal cancer to investigate the occurrence of perioperative infections following laparoscopic surgery.
Methods: This study included 124 cases receiving laparoscopic-assisted radical resection of rectal cancer from January 2014 to December 2014. A 48-hour treatment of intravenous antibiotic prophylaxis was used. The incidence of incisional surgical site infection (SSI), organ/space SSI, and remote infection was retrospectively investigated.Results: The overall rate of SSIs following laparoscopic-assisted radical resection for rectal cancer was to be 13.71%. Incisional SSI occurred in 5 (4.03%) patients. Organ/space SSI occurred in 6 (4.84%) patients. Remote infection occurred in 6 (4.84%) patients.Conclusion: The incidence of incisional SSI, organ/space SSI and remote infection was low using a 48-hour treatment of intravenous antibiotic prophylaxis after laparoscopic-assisted radical resection for rectal cancer. Thus, a 48-hour treatment of intravenous antibiotic prophylaxis should be enough to prevent the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infection in laparoscopic-assisted radical resection for rectal cancer.

Keywords

Intravenous antimicrobial prophylaxis; Laparoscopic-assisted surgery; Rectal cancer; Surgical site infection (SSI); Remote infection

Cite the article

Fu K, Lan H, Jin K, Pan H. A 48-Hour Regimen of Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Laparoscopic-Assisted Radical Resection for Rectal Cancer: An Analysis of 124 Cases. Clin Surg. 2016; 1: 1132.

Journal Basic Info

  • Impact Factor: 2.395**
  • H-Index: 8
  • ISSN: 2474-1647
  • DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647
  • NLM ID: 101702548

Search Our Journal

Journal Indexed In

Articles in PubMed

Monitoring an Ongoing Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) Program: Adherence Improves Clinical Outcomes in a Comparison of Three Thousand Colorectal Cases
 PubMed  PMC  PDF  Full Text
Antimicrobial Peptides: A Potential Therapeutic Option for Surgical Site Infections
 PubMed  PMC  PDF  Full Text
View More...

Articles with Grants

The Effect of Foot Reflexology on the Time of Full Consciousness Recovery and Weaning from Mechanical Ventilation in Patients with Brain Tumor after Craniotomy
 Abstract  PDF  Full Text
Tumorigenesis and Its Neovascularization
 Abstract  PDF  Full Text
View More...