[An effective and achievable system of ultrashort antimicrobial prophylaxis in colorectal surgery]

The authors describe their own system of ultrashort antimicrobial prophylaxis in colorectal surgery. They give an account of two years' experience with their system of ultrashort antimicrobial prophylaxis and demonstrate its effectiveness, feasibility and economic advantages on a group of 113 patients. They implement the prophylaxis of wound infection in colorectal surgery by antibacterial substances which are available in all health facilities in Czechoslovakia. In a group of 113 patients after elective operations of the colon and rectum they recorded, when using their system of ultrashort antimicrobial prophylaxis, 7.07% wound complications.