1986
On Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Cardiac Surgery: A Risk Factor for Wound Infection
Lilienfeld D, Vlahov D, Tenney J, McLaughlin J. On Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Cardiac Surgery: A Risk Factor for Wound Infection. The Annals Of Thoracic Surgery 1986, 42: 670-674. PMID: 3789857, DOI: 10.1016/s0003-4975(10)64605-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac surgeryWound infectionClindamycin prophylaxisMedian sternotomy wound infectionEfficacy of prophylaxisPenicillin-allergic patientsSternotomy wound infectionAdult cardiac proceduresOdds ratio estimatesAntibiotic prophylaxisSternotomy infectionsRetrospective studyCardiac proceduresInfected patientsClindamycin administrationRisk factorsRelative riskMaryland hospitalsProphylaxisPatientsAlternative antibioticsInfectionSurgeryEndocarditisStaphylococcus epidermidis
1985
Wide variation in risk of wound infection following clean neurosurgery. Implications for perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis.
Tenney J, Vlahov D, Salcman M, Ducker T. Wide variation in risk of wound infection following clean neurosurgery. Implications for perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis. Journal Of Neurosurgery 1985, 62: 243-7. PMID: 3968563, DOI: 10.3171/jns.1985.62.2.0243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDeep wound infectionPerioperative antibiotic prophylaxisPostoperative wound infectionWound infectionAntibiotic prophylaxisClean neurosurgeryDeep wound infection rateClean neurosurgical proceduresWound infection rateClean neurosurgical operationsPerioperative antibioticsSuch prophylaxisRepeat operationHigh-risk operationsRecurrent gliomaInfection ratePotential efficacyProphylaxisGreater riskInfectionNeurosurgical proceduresNeurosurgical operationsOverall ratePatientsCraniotomy