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VOLUME 1 , ISSUE 6 ( Vol. 1, 2013 ) > List of Articles

Original Article

Efficacy of Post-Operative Antibiotics in the Management of Facial Fractures: Single Day Against Five Day Regimen

Chinmay Dilip Vakade, Kirthi Kumar Rai, H.R Shiva Kumar, Jitender Batra

Keywords : Facial Fractures, Prophylactic Antibiotics, Maxillo-Facial Trauma, Infection

Citation Information : Vakade CD, Rai KK, Kumar HS, Batra J. Efficacy of Post-Operative Antibiotics in the Management of Facial Fractures: Single Day Against Five Day Regimen. Arch Craniofac Sci 2013; 1 (6):76-80.

DOI: 10.5005/ACOFS-11029-01602

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 28-02-2014

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2014; BPH.


Abstract

Based on the duration of antibiotics received post-operatively, 56 patients with maxillofacial fractures were divided into two groups, Group A patients received antibiotics for not more than 24 hr. in the post-operative period whereas Group B patients received antibiotics for duration of five days post-operatively. They were then followed up at 7th, 14th, 28th, and 42nd day for signs of infection such as pus discharge, fever etc by using a standardized form. Patients having any signs of infection were counted as infected. In the Group A, 8 out of 25 subjects (32%) developed infection. In Group B, 10 out of 31 subjects (32.2%) developed infection. Statistical analysis using chi-square test distribution showed that this difference in proportions was not significant. This study showed that the use of postoperative prophylactic antibiotics does not have a statistically significant effect on postoperative infection rates in the surgical management of facial fractures.

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