Revue de stomatologie et de chirurgie maxillo-faciale
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Rev Stomatol Chir Maxillofac · Jun 2009
[Surgical site infections in orthognathic surgery and risk factors associated].
Surgical site infections (SSI) in orthognathic surgery are considered infrequent and without any important consequence for the final operative result. A procedure of epidemiological surveillance was implemented to determine the frequency of SSI in orthognathic surgery and to better document their risk factors. ⋯ This rate of SSI correlates to published data. To decrease this rate, it would be necessary, in association with the usual precautionary measures, to limit the operating time and to recommend an antibioprophylaxis combining amoxicillin plus clavulanic acid (Augmentin).