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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 3 Perioperative data

From: Fast-resorbable antibiotic-loaded hydrogel coating to reduce post-surgical infection after internal osteosynthesis: a multicenter randomized controlled trial

 

Controls

%

Treated

%

Type of fixation

 Plate/screws

117

92.1

115

91.3

 Intramedullary nail

10

7.9

11

8.7

Systemic prophylaxis

 Cefazolin

70

55.1

69

54.8

 Cefazolin + amikacin

37

29.1

31

24.6

 Cefazolin + vancomicin

20

15.7

26

20.6

DAC volume (mL)

 Mean ± SD

N/A

 

5.7 ± 3.0

 

 Min–max

N/A

 

1–10

 

DAC + gentamicin

N/A

 

78

61.9

DAC + vancomycin

N/A

 

46

36.5

DAC + vancomicin + meropenem

N/A

 

2

1.6