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Experience of 1166 Thyroidectomy without Use of Prophylactic Antibiotic
Joint Authors
Xie, Shu-Qin
Chen, Li-Ju
Chen, Si-Yuan
Qin, Qian
Lu, Qiang
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-05-12
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Although the procedure requires a small surgical incision and a short duration, incision infection rate is very low in thyroidectomy; however, doctors still have misgivings about infection events.
Aim.
We retrospectively analyzed the prevention of incision infection without perioperative use of antibacterial medications following thyroidectomy.
Materials and Methods.
1166 patients of thyroidectomy were not administered perioperative antibiotics.
Unilateral total lobectomy or partial thyroidectomy was performed in 68.0% patients with single-side nodular goiter or thyroid adenoma.
Bilateral partial thyroidectomy was performed in 25.5% patients with nodular goiter or Graves’ disease.
The mean time of operation was 80.6 ± 4.87 (range: 25–390) min.
Results.
Resuturing was performed in two patients of secondary hemorrhage from residual thyroid following bilateral partial thyroidectomy.
Temporally recurrent nerve paralysis was reported following right-side total lobectomy and left-side subtotal lobectomy in a nodular goiter patient.
One case had suppurative infection in neck incision 5 days after bilateral partial thyroidectomy.
Conclusions.
Thyroidectomy, which is a clean incision, involves a small incision, short duration, and minor hemorrhage.
If the operation is performed under strict conditions of sterility and hemostasis, antibacterial medications may not be required to prevent incision infection, which reduces cost and discourages the excessive use of antibiotics.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lu, Qiang& Xie, Shu-Qin& Chen, Si-Yuan& Chen, Li-Ju& Qin, Qian. 2014. Experience of 1166 Thyroidectomy without Use of Prophylactic Antibiotic. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496430
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lu, Qiang…[et al.]. Experience of 1166 Thyroidectomy without Use of Prophylactic Antibiotic. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496430
American Medical Association (AMA)
Lu, Qiang& Xie, Shu-Qin& Chen, Si-Yuan& Chen, Li-Ju& Qin, Qian. Experience of 1166 Thyroidectomy without Use of Prophylactic Antibiotic. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496430
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-496430