Addition of gentamicin for antibiotic prophylaxis in hip hemiarthroplasty does not decrease the rate of surgical site infection.
Nissan AmzallagItay AshkenaziShai FactorMohamed AbadiSamuel MorganNadav GraifNimrod SnirAviram GoldYaniv WarschawskiPublished in: European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society (2023)
The addition of a single, pre-operative dose of Gentamicin to the antibiotic prophylaxis protocol of patients undergoing HA as treatment for a hip fracture was not associated with lower rates of SSI, PJI or superficial SSI. The findings of this study indicate that the prophylactic benefits of Gentamicin may not apply to HA as they do to THA.