ISSN:
1434-0879
Keywords:
Netilmicin
;
Antibiotic prophylaxis
;
Aminoglycosides
;
Renal stone surgery
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Following surgery for the removal of intrarenal calculi 30% of patients will develop severe wound complications. This study assesses the role of a short course of netilmicin given over the operative period, in 20 consecutive patients. Preoperative studies demonstrated that whilst 20% of patients had bacterial growth in the urine, culture of the removed calculus demonstrated that 50% of the stones exhibited a significant bacterial growth. Of the 20 patients, only one developed a wound complication. Following the preoperative dose, satisfactory netilmicin levels were obtained and no patient had levels 〉1 μg ml-1 by 7 h. Despite some degree of renal impairment, serum urea and creatinine values were unaffected.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00272280
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