Is Antibiotic Prophylaxis Necessary in Mastectomy with Antimicrobial Sutures? A Comparative Analysis
Antibiotic prophylaxis did not reduce the rate of SSI following mastectomy for breast cancer when triclosan-coated sutures were used. Further high-quality, independent studies are warranted, particularly in breast surgery context.
Authors
- Salvatore A. Giordano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5981-6870)
- Carlo Maria Oranges (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1735-5329)
- Pietro G. di Summa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1431-4479)
- Samuli Pajaanti
Institutions
- University of Geneva (CH)
- University of Turku (FI)
- Turku University Hospital (FI)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CH)
- University Hospital of Geneva (CH)
- Satakunta Central Hospital (FI)
- University of Lausanne (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cancers
- Published
- 2025-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers17172892
- Primary Topic
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00