Topical Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Eyelids

Summary

The investigators propose a prospective randomized control trial testing the hypothesis that routine topical antibiotic prophylaxis does not significantly reduce the rate of infection after eyelid surgery.

Timeline

Start

2017-10-02

Primary completion

2019-11-14

Completion

2019-11-14

Publications

• Background Fay A, Nallasamy N, Bernardini F, Wladis EJ, Durand ML, Devoto MH, Meyer D, Hartstein M, Honavar S, Osaki MH, Osaki TH, Santiago YM, Sales-Sanz M, Vadala G, Verity D. Multinational Comparison of Prophylactic Antibiotic Use for Eyelid Surgery. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015 Jul;133(7):778-84. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2015.0789.
• Background Carter SR, Stewart JM, Khan J, Archer KF, Holds JB, Seiff SR, Dailey RA. Infection after blepharoplasty with and without carbon dioxide laser resurfacing. Ophthalmology. 2003 Jul;110(7):1430-2. doi: 10.1016/S0161-6420(03)00447-0.
• Background Saco M, Howe N, Nathoo R, Cherpelis B. Topical antibiotic prophylaxis for prevention of surgical wound infections from dermatologic procedures: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Dermatolog Treat. 2015 Apr;26(2):151-8. doi: 10.3109/09546634.2014.906547. Epub 2014 Apr 8.
• Background Mangram AJ, Horan TC, Pearson ML, Silver LC, Jarvis WR. Guideline for prevention of surgical site infection, 1999. Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1999 Apr;20(4):250-78; quiz 279-80. doi: 10.1086/501620. No abstract available.
• Background Ferneini EM, Halepas S, Aronin SI. Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Blepharoplasty: Review of the Current Literature. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2017 Jul;75(7):1477-1481. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2017.01.025. Epub 2017 Feb 1.
• Background Rogers HD, Desciak EB, Marcus RP, Wang S, MacKay-Wiggan J, Eliezri YD. Prospective study of wound infections in Mohs micrographic surgery using clean surgical technique in the absence of prophylactic antibiotics. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2010 Nov;63(5):842-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2010.07.029. Epub 2010 Aug 30.
• Background Levender MM, Davis SA, Kwatra SG, Williford PM, Feldman SR. Use of topical antibiotics as prophylaxis in clean dermatologic procedures. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2012 Mar;66(3):445-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.02.005. Epub 2011 Aug 6.

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