Preincisional intraperitoneal of sodium cephapirin as prophylaxis to wound infection

ABSTRACT

In a prospective randomised clinical trial the value of preincisional intraparietal injection of Sodium cephapirin [Cefatrexyl] was assesed as a prophylactic antibiotic. Fifty patients divided into two group [25 each] was studied, average age was 23 years, all oprations were in the inguinal region. One group received the antibiotic, the other group was used as control. The results showed a significant [P<0.05] decrease in wound sepsis and hospital stay. We concluded that the use of sodium cephapirin as a preincisional intraparietal prophylactic antibiotic diminished post operation wound sepsis and hospital stay, also the drug has no local or systemic adverse reactions when injected subcutaneously