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Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Major head and neck cancer surgery with piperacillin and ornidazole

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

L. Dominici ,
R. Gondret ,
V. Broc ,
S. Dubos ,
M. Viallard  and
P. Deligne
L. Dominici*
Affiliation:
Paris, France
R. Gondret
Affiliation:
Paris, France
V. Broc
Affiliation:
Paris, France
S. Dubos
Affiliation:
Paris, France
M. Viallard
Affiliation:
Paris, France
P. Deligne
Affiliation:
Paris, France
*
Docteur Lionel Dominici, Departement d'Anesthesie, Hopital Tenon, 4 rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France.
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Abstract

A prospective study in 53 eligible patients, undergoing major head and neck cancer surgery was carried out to assess the combination of an ureido penicillin, piperacillin with a nitro imidazole agent, ornidazole, in order to prevent post-operative general and wound infections. Both antibiotics were administered for five days. Each patient had piperacillin 4 gm every eight hours and ornidazole 1 gm every 24 hours.

The overall rate of infections was 13.2 per cent (n = 7), with 3.8 per cent (n = 2) wound infections and 11.3 per cent (n = 6) general infections (one patient presented both complications).

There was no wound infection in the total surgery group (n = 12). General infections who only consisted of pneumonias were respectively 12.2 per cent (n - 5) in the group with partial procedures (n = 41) and 8.3 per cent (n = 1) in the total surgery group.

This antibioprophylaxis can be recommended in major oncological neck surgery, specially in the case of partial procedures.

Keywords

AntibioticscombinedPiperacillinOrnidazoleHead and neck neoplasmsSurgery

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 106 , Issue 5 , May 1992 , pp. 409 - 411
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1992

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