Stamatios Petousis, Panagiota Angelou, Aristarchos Almperis, Antonio Simone Laganà, Gerasimos Titilas, Chrysoula Margioula-Siarkou, Konstantinos Dinas
Surgical site infections (SSIs) refer to infections in the incision, organ, or postoperative space. As common healthcare-associated infections, SSIs correlate with prolonged hospital stay, additional procedures, ICU stay, and higher mortality rates. Around 8-10% of gynecologic surgery patients may experience infectious complications, influenced by microbial contamination, surgical nature, and patient factors. The goal of this narrative review is to compare and merge recommendations from globally published guidelines concerning the utilization of antibiotics in the perioperative phase...
March 21, 2024: Journal of Personalized Medicine