Review Article
Pelvic Surgical Site Infections in Gynecologic Surgery
Table 2
Recommended doses and redosing intervals for commonly used antimicrobials for surgical prophylaxis for gynecological procedures[a].
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Adapted from [25]. [a]Dosing and redosing interval for adult patients with normal renal function. [b]Redosing in the operating room is recommended at an interval of approximately two times the half-life of the agent in patients with normal renal function. Recommended redosing intervals marked as “not applicable” (NA) are based on typical case length; for unusually long procedures, redosing may be needed. [c]ln general, gentamicin for surgical antibiotic prophylaxis should be limited to a single dose given preoperatively. Dosing is based on the patient’s actual body weight. If the patient’s actual weight is more than 20% above ideal body weight (IBW), the dosing weight (DW) can be determined as follows: DW = IBW + 0.4(actual weight − IBW). |