Effect of Levofloxacin Used by Intratracheal Administration on Lower Respiratory Tract Infection after General Anesthesia / 中华医院感染学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To observe the effect of levofloxacin used by intratracheal administration on lower respiratory tract infection after general anesthesia.METHODS Totally 300 patients receiving general anesthesia were divided into test group(n=150)and control group(n=150).Levofloxacin was used intratracheally twice during general anesthesia in test group.Postoperative lower respiratory tract infection was investigated.RESULTS The incidence of lower respiratory tract infection in control group(4.67%,n=7) was higher than in test group(0.67%,n=1) significantly(P