Concordance of local guidelines with national guidelines on perioperative antibiotic and antiseptic prophylaxis in elective oral and maxillofacial surgery: A cross-sectional survey in the Netherlands

Local antibiotic guidelines should comply with national guidelines on perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis to adequately reduce surgical site infections in high-risk oral and maxillofacial (OMF) operations. To inform antibiotic committees on opportunities for improvement, a survey was sent to twenty-one OMF surgery departments in the Netherlands that performed more extensive OMF procedures. We determined (1) the local recommendations on perioperative antibiotic and antiseptic prophylaxis of sixteen elective OMF surgeries and (2) the local compliance with national guidelines. The response rate... Mehr ...