Abstract
SummaryA comparative study of 103 consecutive patients who required antibiotic prophylaxis for elective colorectal surgery was carried out. All eligible patients received either ceftriaxone (2g) as a single intravenous dose at anesthetic induction or cefazolin (1g) plus clindamycin (0.6g) administered intravenously at anesthetic induction and for two more doses at 8-hourly intervals for a total of 3 days. The incidence of postoperative wound infections was 6.9% in the ceftriaxone group and 11.1% in the cefazolin plus clindamycin group. Singledose ceftriaxone proved to be a safe and cost-effective form of antibiotic prophylaxis for elective colorectal surgery.
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