Infectious complications related to radiofrequency ablation of liver tumors: The role of antibiotics.

Ryo NakagomiRyosuke TateishiShintaro MikamiTaijiro WakeMizuki Nishibatake KinoshitaTakuma NakatsukaTatsuya MinamiMasaya SatoKoji UchinoKenichiro EnookuHayato NakagawaYoshinari AsaokaShuichiro ShiinaKazuhiko Koike

Published in: PloS one (2021)

The rate of infectious complications related to RFA was acceptably low. Single administration of prophylactic antibiotics did not significantly increase the rate of infectious complications related to RFA, compared with a more intensive antibiotic protocol.

Keyphrases

radiofrequency ablation
risk factors
randomized controlled trial