The effect of prophylactic antibiotics on the frequency of surgical site infections in patients undergoing orthopedic clean surgeries

Abstract

Patients after surgery and discharge were visited at the second week at the time of removing the sutures and in the fourth week and also, through the information recorded in the orthopedic clinic case, were followed for surgical site infections. Surgical wounds were evaluated for erythema, pain, swelling, exudate, purulent discharge and deep tissue debris. Data were analyzed by using SPSS 18 software. Results: Patients were divided into two groups. The first group included 57 people who received prophylactic antibiotics (case group) and the second group consisted of 89 patients without prophylactic antibiotics (control group). There was no significant difference between the two groups according to age, sex (p = 0.149) and gender (p = 0.115). The results showed that there was no significant relationship between the underlying condition and type of diabetes and type of surgery, and the previous surgery with the frequency of surgical site infection was not statistically significant. None of the patients in the study group had deep infections. There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of the frequency of infection in the surgical site and antibiotic prophylaxis (p = 0.732).