Endoscopy · 2004 · 13 citations · 0 references
MedicineInfectious DiseasesSurgeryAntimicrobial PharmacotherapyGastroenterologyAntibiotic ProphylaxisAntimicrobial ProphylaxisGastrointestinal EndoscopyGastrointestinal InfectionsProphylactic Antimicrobial UseSurgical ProphylaxisAntibiotic Prophylaxis AdministrationAntibiotic Prophylaxis In SurgeryEndoscopic Retrograde CholangiographyEndoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography ComplicationsEndoscopy-related ComplicationsInfectious EndocarditisInfective Endocarditis ProphylaxisIntrapartum Antibiotic Prophylaxis
The aim in antibiotic prophylaxis is to prevent general and local infectious complications related to a medical procedure. General complications are rare in digestive endoscopy (five cases of endocarditis have been reported in the English-language literature [1]), but the rate of local complications can reach 1 % for certain procedures (such as endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, ERCP).