Outcomes of Three Shot Antibiotic  (Cefotaxime and Ampicillin) Therapy  Regimen in Patients Operated with  Inguinal Hernia � Meshplasty Operation

Shah Fenal H.; Ladumor Gautam N; Parmar Chirag I; Dr. Apoorva V. Dodia

Volume : II, Issue : VII, July - 2013

Outcomes of Three Shot Antibiotic (Cefotaxime and Ampicillin) Therapy Regimen in Patients Operated with Inguinal Hernia � Meshplasty Operation

Shah Fenal H. , Ladumor Gautam N, Parmar Chirag I, Dr. Apoorva V. Dodia

Abstract :

Inguinal hernia is one of the most common aliment for which patient present to general surgeon. In today�s era, there is an increasing trend to perform hernia as a day care surgery; in order to reduce hospitalization, reduce postoperative morbidity and thus cost of treatment. So in inguinal hernia surgery three shots of antibiotics has been using regularly .our aim of study is to find outcomes of this regimen in hernia meshplasty operation. Wound infection and cord edema, pain, seroma and recurrence was used to evaluate outcomes. Majority of the patients stayed only for 1 day before operation and some of them developed postoperative complications. Patients with ASA grade III developed postoperative complications.