[Clinical experience with cefoxitin used for the prevention of postoperative infections]. 1982

F Kato, and T Miyazaki, and K Itoh, and H Okamura, and S Tohga

A total of 20 hospitalized patients underwent orthopedic surgery in the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Hospital during the period from December 1981 to March 1982. These patients were treated with cefoxitin, mainly, for the prevention of postoperative infections. The following clinical findings were obtained. 1. Out of the 20 patients, 14 were judged 'good' and 6 'fair'. 2. No side effects were reported by the patients or were evident in the clinical data. 3. These clinical results indicated that cefoxitin is a very effective antibiotic for the prevention of postoperative infections in orthopedic surgery.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D011183 Postoperative Complications Pathologic processes that affect patients after a surgical procedure. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery was done, and they may or may not be direct results of the surgery. Complication, Postoperative,Complications, Postoperative,Postoperative Complication
D011292 Premedication Preliminary administration of a drug preceding a diagnostic, therapeutic, or surgical procedure. The commonest types of premedication are antibiotics (ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS) and anti-anxiety agents. It does not include PREANESTHETIC MEDICATION. Premedications
D002440 Cefoxitin A semisynthetic cephamycin antibiotic resistant to beta-lactamase. Cefoxitin Sodium,MK-306,Mefoxin,Mefoxitin,Méfoxin,MK 306,MK306,Sodium, Cefoxitin
D004341 Drug Evaluation Any process by which toxicity, metabolism, absorption, elimination, preferred route of administration, safe dosage range, etc., for a drug or group of drugs is determined through clinical assessment in humans or veterinary animals. Evaluation Studies, Drug,Drug Evaluation Studies,Drug Evaluation Study,Drug Evaluations,Evaluation Study, Drug,Evaluation, Drug,Evaluations, Drug,Studies, Drug Evaluation,Study, Drug Evaluation
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly

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