Editor's Note
Single-dose antibiotic prophylaxis was associated with fewer peripheral and epidural catheter infections, this study finds.
The study included 11,307 regional anesthesia patients with single-dose antibiotic prophylaxis and 11,307 controls who did not receive antibiotics.
For peripheral catheters, the incidence of infections without antibiotics was 2.4%, compared with 1.1% with antibiotics.
Epidural catheter infections also were more common without antibiotics−5.2% vs 3.1%.
Whether the antibiotic was given before or after catheter insertion made no difference.
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