Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Reduction Mammaplasty: A Network Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mounting evidence suggests that breast reduction surgery displays higher rates of surgical site infections (SSI) than initially presumed. Objective of this network meta-analysis is to evaluate the effectiveness of different antibiotic regimens in the prophylaxis from surgical site infections and delayed wound healing (DWH) following breast reduction.

Methods

A network meta-analysis was conducted using a predetermined protocol after searching the electronic databases MEDLINE, Scopus, the Cochrane Library and US National Institutes of Health Ongoing Trials Register from inception to July 2022. The included studies had to examine breast reduction in females with at least 1-month follow-up, receiving antibiotics in an intervention arm compared to a control arm. The qu

SUBMITTER: Seretis K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10229481 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature