Effect of Postoperative Antibiotic Administration on Postoperative Infection Following Cholecystectomy for Acute Calculous Cholecystitis

• Autores: Jean Marc Regimbeau, David Fuks, Karine Pautra, Francois Mauvais
• Localización: JAMA: the journal of the American Medical Association, ISSN 0098-7484, Vol. 312, Nº. 2, 2014, págs. 145-154
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Importance Ninety percent of cases of acute calculous cholecystitis are of mild (grade I) or moderate (grade II) severity. Although the preoperative and intraoperative antibiotic management of acute calculous cholecystitis has been standardized, few data exist on the utility of postoperative antibiotic treatment.

    Objective To determine the effect of postoperative amoxicillin plus clavulanic acid on infection rates after cholecystectomy.