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Table 2 Adequate perioperative intravenous antibiotic prophylaxes.

From: Perioperative oxygen fraction – effect on surgical site infection and pulmonary complications after abdominal surgery: a randomized clinical trial. Rationale and design of the PROXI-Trial

Type of surgery

Adequate perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis

Elective colorectal surgery

B or C

Elective gynaecological surgery

 

   Clean procedures

A

   Clean-contaminated, contaminated or dirty infected procedures

B or C

Elective removal of gall bladder

None

Acute appendectomy, no perforation

None

Acute appendectomy, with perforation

B or C

Other acute laparotomy,

 

   Clean procedures

None

   Clean-contaminated, contaminated or dirty infected procedures

B or C

  1. A = cefuroxime 1.5 g; B = cefuroxime 1.5 g and metronidazole 1.0 g; C = ampicillin 2 g or benzylpenicillin 2 million IU in combination with gentamicin 0.240 g and metronidazole 1.0 g.
  2. Adequate antibiotic prophylaxes divided by surgical procedure are based on the advisory statement from the National Surgical Infection Prevention Project [31].