Avaliação da profilaxia antimicrobiana em hernioplastia à Lichtenstein

Abstract

Objective: To assess the occurrence of surgical wound infection (SWI) and other postoperative complications in two groups of patients, with and without antimicrobial prophylaxis, who underwent Lichtenstein inguinal hernioplasty. Design of Study: Clinical study. Place and Period of Study: Department of Surgery, Federal University of Sergipe, from March 2008 to October 2009. Patient and Methods: A total of 80 patients with inguinal hernia were included in the study. All patients underwent Lichtenstein inguinal hernioplasty: 40 with (group A) and 40 without (group B) antimicrobial prophylaxis. Polipropilene mesh was used in all cases. Results: There was no difference in occurrence of SWI between the groups. However, two patients of group B developed postoperative complications, such as hematoma and seroma. Conclusion: There was no difference in SWI frequency between patients with antimicrobial prophylaxis and patients without it. In this study, were observed a low rate of complications (2,53%).