• J. Am. Coll. Surg. · Nov 2017

    Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Risk for Postoperative Antibiotic-Resistant Infections.

    • Margot E Cohen, Hojjat Salmasian, Jianhua Li, Jianfang Liu, Philip Zachariah, Jason D Wright, and Daniel E Freedberg.
    • Department of Medicine, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY.
    • J. Am. Coll. Surg. 2017 Nov 1; 225 (5): 631-638.e3.

    BackgroundAntibiotic-resistant infections have high rates of morbidity and mortality, and exposure to antibiotics is the crucial risk factor for development of antibiotic resistance. If surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) increases risk for antibiotic-resistant infections, prophylaxis may cause net harm, even if it decreases overall infection rates.Study DesignThis retrospective cohort study included adults who underwent elective surgical procedures and developed infections within 30 postoperative days. Procedures from multiple disciplines were included if SAP was considered discretionary by current guidelines. Postoperative antibiotic-resistant infections were defined as positive culture results from any site within 30 postoperative days, showing intermediate or nonsusceptibility across 1 or more antibiotic classes. Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis included use of antibiotics within any class and at any dose from 1 hour before first incision until the end of the operation.ResultsAmong 689 adults with postoperative infections, 338 (49%) had postoperative resistant infections. Use of SAP was not associated with postoperative antibiotic-resistant infections (odds ratio [OR] 0.99; 95% CI 0.67 to 1.46). This result remained robust when the SAP definition was extended to antibiotics given within 4 hours before first incision (OR 0.94; 95% CI 0.63 to 1.40) and when the follow-up window was narrowed to 14 days (OR 0.82; 95% CI 0.50 to 1.34). Previous antibiotic-resistant infections were associated with risk for postoperative antibiotic-resistant infections (OR 1.81; 95% CI 1.16 to 2.83).ConclusionsUse of SAP was not associated with risk for postoperative antibiotic-resistant infections in a large cohort of patients with postoperative infections. This provides important reassurance regarding use of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis.Copyright © 2017 American College of Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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