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Rachel L O'Connell1, Jennifer E Rusby1.
Abstract
The rate of surgical site infection (SSI) after breast surgery is higher than expected for a 'clean procedure'. There is currently no consensus on the use of antibiotics, and as a result there is variation in use. An infection may compromise cosmesis and delay the start of adjuvant therapy. This research highlight reviews a recent paper by Gulluoglu and colleagues investigating the use of antibiotics in overweight and obese patients undergoing breast cancer surgery and also reviews the current literature on this important topic.Entities:
Keywords: Surgical site infection (SSI); breast cancer surgery
Year: 2013 PMID: 25083467 PMCID: PMC4115739 DOI: 10.3978/j.issn.2227-684X.2013.05.07
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Gland Surg ISSN: 2227-684X