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SURGERY
Tuan Ahmad Zulkarnain
Nur-Liyana
Supervisor: Dr. Zalikha
OUTLINE
Introduction
Antibiotics Classification
Uses of Antibiotics in Surgery
Prophylaxis
Therapeutic
ANTIBIOTICS
NORMAL FLORA
ANTIBIOTICS CLASSIFICATION
Principles of Antibiotics
in Surgery
Indication (prophylaxis vs. therapeutic)
Susceptibility vs. empirical
Pharmacokinetic
Pharmacodynamics
Combination ?
Cost
Availability
Monitoring
Compliance
Antibiotics Prophylaxis in
Surgery
Goals of Antibiotic
Prophylaxis
Reduce the incidence of surgical site infection
(SSI)
Minimize the effect on the patients normal
bacterial flora.
Minimize adverse side effects of antibiotics.
Minimize the emergence of antibiotics
resistant strains of bacteria.
Cost effectiveness.
SUGGESTED ANTIBIOTIC
1. GI surgery
2. HBS surgery
IV Cefoperazone 1g PLUS IV
Metronidazole 500mg
IV Cloxacillin 1G
Vascular Operation
IV Ampicillin/Sulbactam 1.5g
Neurosurgery
IV Ceftriaxone 1g AND
IV Metronidazole 500mg
Urology
THERAPEUTIC
ANTIBIOTICS
Synergism/
Additive
therapy
Combinati
on
Multiple
pathogen
s
Prevent
resistan
ce
Site of
infection
C&S
Therapeut
ic
Antibiotic
s:
PRINCIPLE
S
Pharmacodynamics
& TDM
Host
status
THERAPEUTI
C
ANTIBIOTIC
S
Empirical
Initiation of treatment
prior to determination
of a firm diagnosis
Definitive
Specific to organism
isolated in C&S
EMPIRIC THERAPY
When to start ?
MONOMICROBIAL VS
POLYMICROBIAL
Monomicrobial infections:
Polymicrobial infections:
Systemic Inflammatory
Response Syndrome (SIRS)
Empiric antibiotics are not indicated for all
Abdominal trauma 3
generation
Cephalosporins, Cefuroxime, Augmentin, Unasyn
Perforated viscus, Peritonitis - 3rd generation
Cephalosporins & Flagyl
Breast abscess (S. aureus) Cloxacillin
Mycotic pseudoaneurysm Cloxacillin
Prostethic graft infection - 3rd generation
Cephalosporins
MRSA - Vancomycin
rd
DURATION OF THERAPY
Duration should be long enough to prevent
DURATION OF THERAPY
Penetrating GI trauma without extensive
contamination
12-24hours
Perforated/gangrenous appendicitis
3-5days
Peritoneal soilage due to perforated viscus
with moderate degrees of contamination
5-7days
Extensive peritoneal
soilage/immunocompromised host
7-14days
SIDE EFFECTS
Antibiotic
Side Effects
Penicillins
Cephalosporins
Allergy
Aminoglycosides
Hearing loss
Vertigo
Renal dysfunction
Carbapenems
Seizures (Imipenem)
Rashes
Macrolides
Prolonged QT interval
(Erythromycin)
Hearing loss
Jaundice
ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE
Resistance of a microorganism to an
ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE
Intrinsic
Drug target is not present in the bacterias
metabolic pathways
Acquired
Mutation
Transfer of genetic material from resistant to
susceptible organisms (plasmids, transposons,
bacteriophages)
THANK YOU
References:
National Antibiotic Guideline 2008
Schwartzs Principles of Surgery
Niederman MS. Principles of appropriate antibiotic
use
Medscape
Enterococcal Resistance An Overview (YA Marothi,
H Agnihotri, D Dubey) Indian Journal of Medical
Microbiology, (2005) 23 (4):214-9
Antibiotics in the treatment of biliary infection (J S
Dooley,J M Hamilton-Miller,W Brumfitt, andS
Sherlock) Gut. 1984 Sep; 25(9): 988998.