Use of prophylactic antibiotics in cholecystectomy patients: A narrative review and overview of a public tertiary hospital in São Paulo

Authors

  • Helen Brambila Jorge Pareja Author
  • Gabriela Garcia Author
  • Leandro Marino Takazono Orbolato Author
  • Felipe Massashi de Souza Okamoto Author
  • Felipe Pugliesi Inague Author
  • Betina Manrique Queiroz Braga Lima Author
  • ⁠Flávio Pugliesi Inague Author
  • Thiago Pugliesi Huss Author
  • Matheus de Souza Camargo Author
  • Guilherme Adomaitis Sobral Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.56238/levv15n40-032

Keywords:

Antibiotic Prophylactic, Cholecystectomy, Postoperative Infections, Tertiary Hospital

Abstract

Cholecystitis is an inflammatory process that affects the gallbladder, usually due to an obstruction by gallstones formed inside the organ. This process may also be associated with bacterial proliferation, usually Escherichia coli or Enterococcus, which can accentuate the severity of the case and lead to worse outcomes1,2.

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Published

2024-09-20

Issue

Vol. 15 No. 40 (2024): Vol. XV Núm. XL- 2024

Section

Articles

How to Cite

PAREJA, Helen Brambila Jorge et al. Use of prophylactic antibiotics in cholecystectomy patients: A narrative review and overview of a public tertiary hospital in São Paulo. LUMEN ET VIRTUS, [S. l.], v. 15, n. 40, p. 4500–4505, 2024. DOI: 10.56238/levv15n40-032. Disponível em: https://periodicos.newsciencepubl.com/LEV/article/view/464. Acesso em: 11 apr. 2025.