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. 2024 Jul 20;28:101465. doi: 10.1016/j.artd.2024.101465

Table 5.

Intraoperative antibiotics, perioperative antibiotics, and surgical site complication in primary THA.

Type of intraoperative antibiotic, n (%) Skin complication (abrasion or infection)
No Yes Total
 Cefazolin 2g 207 (92.8) 16 (7.2) 223
 Cefazolin 3g 13 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 13
 Cefazolin + Clindamycin 1 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 1
 Cefazolin + Vancomycin 6 (85.7) 1 (14.3) 7
 Total 227 (93.0) 17 (7.0) 244
Frequency missing = 36
Type of perioperative antibiotic, n (%)
 TMP-SMX × 10 days 12 (92.3) 1 (7.7) 13
 TMP-SMX × 7 days 11 (91.7) 1 (8.3) 12
 Cephalexin 1000 mg DOS + POD1 176 (93.6) 12 (6.4) 188
 Cephalexin 500 mg BID × 3 d 1 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 1
 Cephalexin 500 mg TID × 7 d 2 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 2
 Cephalexin 500 mg TID × 7 d 1 (100.0) 0 (0.0 1
 Cephalexin 500 mg QID × 7 d 5 (83.3) 1 (16.7) 6
 Cephalexin 500 mg QID × 10 d 2 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 2
 Ciprofloxacin 1 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 1
 Clindamycin 300 mg × 7 d 2 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 2
 Clindamycin 600 mg DOS + POD1 1 (100.0) 0 (0.0) 1
 Total 214 (93.4) 15 (6.6) 229
Frequency missing = 51
Type of perioperative antibiotic, n (%) Skin complication (abrasion or infection)
Fisher’s P-value
No Yes Total
TMP-SMX × 7 or 10 d 23 (92.0) 2 (8.0) 25 .6718
Cephalexin 1000 mg DOS and POD1 176 (93.6) 12 (6.4) 188

TMP-SMX, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole; DOS, day of surgery; POD1, postoperative day 1; BID, twice daily or once every 12 h; TID, 3 times daily or once every 8 h; QID, 4 times daily or once every 6 hours.