Key references: Surgical prophylaxis for abdominal surgery

  • Andersen BR, Kallehave FL, Andersen HK. Antibiotics versus placebo for prevention of postoperative infection after appendicectomy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2005;(3):CD001439. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16034862
  • Boonchan T, Wilasrusmee C, McEvoy M, Attia J, Thakkinstian A. Network meta-analysis of antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of surgical-site infection after groin hernia surgery. Br J Surg 2017;104(2):e106–e17. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28121028/
  • Bratzler DW, Dellinger EP, Olsen KM, Perl TM, Auwaerter PG, Bolon MK, et al. Clinical practice guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery. Am J Health Syst Pharm 2013;70(3):195–283. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23327981
  • Daskalakis K, Juhlin C, Påhlman L. The use of pre- or postoperative antibiotics in surgery for appendicitis: a systematic review.  Scand J Surg 2014;103(1):14–20 .[PubMed]
  • Liang B, Dai M, Zou Z. Safety and efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis in patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2016;31(5):921–8. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26637110
  • Litz CN, Asuncion JB, Danielson PD, Chandler NM. Timing of antimicrobial prophylaxis and infectious complications in pediatric patients undergoing appendectomy. J Pediatr Surg 2018;53(3):449–51. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28528712
  • Matsui Y, Satoi S, Kaibori M, Toyokawa H, Yanagimoto H, Matsui K, et al. Antibiotic prophylaxis in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a randomized controlled trial.  PLoS One 2014;9(9):e106702. [PubMed]
  • Mazaki T, Mado K, Masuda H, Shiono M. Antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of surgical site infection after tension-free hernia repair: A bayesian and frequentist meta-analysis. J Am Coll Surg 2013;217(5):788–801.e4. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24041559
  • Mazaki T, Mado K, Masuda H, Shiono M, Tochikura N, Kaburagi M. A randomized trial of antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of surgical site infection after open mesh-plug hernia repair. Am J Surg 2014;207(4):476–84. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24674827
  • . Prophylaxis against infective endocarditis: antimicrobial prophylaxis against infective endocarditis in adults and children undergoing interventional procedures [CG64]. London: NICE; 2008; updated 2016. http://www.nice.org.uk/CG064
  • Nelson RL, Gladman E, Barbateskovic M. Antimicrobial prophylaxis for colorectal surgery. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2014;(5):CD001181. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24817514
  • Pasquali S, Boal M, Griffiths EA, Alderson D, Vohra RS. Meta-analysis of perioperative antibiotics in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Br J Surg 2016;103(1):27–34. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26331356
  • Sanchez-Manuel FJ, Lozano-García J, Seco-Gil JL. Antibiotic prophylaxis for hernia repair. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012;(2):CD003769. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22336793
  • Takagane A, Mohri Y, Konishi T, Fukushima R, Noie T, Sueyoshi S, et al. Randomized clinical trial of 24 versus 72 h antimicrobial prophylaxis in patients undergoing open total gastrectomy for gastric cancer.  Br J Surg 2017;104(2):e158–e164 .[PubMed]
  • Ullah B, Khan SA, Ahmed S, Pasha T. Efficacy of preoperative single dose antibiotic in patients undergoing mesh repair for inguinal hernia. J Ayub Med Coll Abbottabad 2013;25(1-2):103–5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25098068
  • Wilson W, Taubert KA, Gewitz M, Lockhart PB, Baddour LM, Levison M, et al. Prevention of infective endocarditis: guidelines from the American Heart Association: a guideline from the American Heart Association Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis, and Kawasaki Disease Committee, Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, and the Council on Clinical Cardiology, Council on Cardiovascular Surgery and Anesthesia, and the Quality of Care and Outcomes Research Interdisciplinary Working Group.  Circulation 2007;116(15):1736–1754 .[PubMed]