PROPHYLACTIC ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY IN BARIATRIC SURGERY

Abstract

Objective: To describe our experience with a standard scheme of prophylactic antibiotic therapy in patients undergo to bariatric surgery.
Methods: Prospective and descriptive clinical trial, including 164 patients undergo to primary and review bariatric surgeries between January 2014 and December 2015 at Hospital Dr. Miguel Pe?rez Carren?o and Cli?nica Santa Sofi?a. Caracas, Venezuela.

Results: We report 0 % incidence of infections with the scheme of prophylactic antibiotic therapy recommended for bariatric surgery in international guides.
Conclusion: Prophylactic antibiotic therapy is safe and effective preventing infections in patients undergo to bariatric surgery. We recommend the use and diffusion in our surgical community under schemes accepted internationally.