Is topical antibiotic use necessary to prevent surgical site infection following oculoplastic surgery?

Robin DupréStéphanie BaillifRomain LotteRaymond RuimyJacques LagierYasmina BerrouaneTamer GawdatMehdi FendriArnaud Martel

Published in: Graefe's archive for clinical and experimental ophthalmology = Albrecht von Graefes Archiv fur klinische und experimentelle Ophthalmologie (2024)

This study suggests that performing a "100% antibiotic free" oculoplastic surgery without systemic and topical antibiotics is reasonable in Altemeier class 1 and class 2 procedures.

Keyphrases

surgical site infection
minimally invasive
coronary artery bypass
wound healing
coronary artery disease
acute coronary syndrome