Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Surgical Site Infection in General Surgery: Oncological Treatments and HIPEC
Carlo Vallicelli1, Federico Coccolini2, Massimo Sartelli3
1General, Emergency and Trauma Surgery Department, Bufalini Hospital, 47521 Cesena, Italy.
Abstract:
The procedure of cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) is a combined surgical and oncological treatment for peritoneal carcinomatosis of various origins. Antibiotic prophylaxis is usually center-related and should be discussed together with the infectious disease specialist, taking into account the advanced oncologic condition of the patient, the complexity of surgery-often requiring multiorgan resections-and the risk of post-HIPEC neutropenia. The incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) after CRS and HIPEC ranges between 11 and 46%. These patients are also at high risk of postoperative abdominal infections and septic complications, and a bacterial translocation during HIPEC has been hypothesized. Many authors have proposed aggressive screening protocols and a high intra and postoperative alert, in order to minimize and promptly identify all possible infectious complications following CRS and HIPEC.
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