Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery

Thomas C. Gasser; Peder H. Graversen; Paul O. Madsen; Ram Yogev; Edward G. Hughes; Paul Claman; Michael J. Patzakis; Jeanette Wilkins; Allen B. Kaiser

doi:10.1056/NEJM198704233161712

Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery

Thomas C. Gasser, Peder H. Graversen, Paul O. Madsen, Ram Yogev, Edward G. Hughes, Paul Claman, Michael J. Patzakis, Jeanette Wilkins, Allen B. Kaiser

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To the Editor: Kaiser (Oct. 30 issue)¹ does not recommend antimicrobial prophylaxis for patients with sterile urine who undergo transurethral and open prostatectomy (his Table 2) — although it is unclear whether by “peritoneal” he means “open” or “perineal.” We disagree with the statement in this form for a number of reasons. First, transurethral resection of the prostate is considered a contaminated operation,² since the urethra, through which the resectoscope must be passed, is always colonized and lens-eye contact is inevitable. Second, the two studies that the author cites to support his statement^3,4 have a power of less than 50.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1089-1090
Number of pages	2
Journal	New England Journal of Medicine
Volume	316
Issue number	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJM198704233161712
State	Published - Apr 23 1987

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