Preoperative Single Dose Versus Conventional Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Thyroid Surgery
Abstract:
Background: Surgical Site Infection (SSI) is the most frequent type of Health care-associated infections (HAI) in low- and middle-income countries and affects up to one third of patients who have undergone a surgical procedure. SSI incidence is the second most frequent type of HAI in Europe and the United States of America.
Objective: This study aimed to compare the frequency of SSIs after thyroid surgeries with preoperative single dose antibiotic and conventional multi doses prophylaxis antibiotic regimens.