Research Article
Bacitracin for Injection Recall: Impact on Immediate Breast Implant Surgical Outcomes
Table 5
Antibiotic and antiseptic irrigation components.
| | Irrigation components | Implants irrigated |
| | Pre-recall (n = 172) | | Bacitracin, cefazolin, gentamycin + povidone-iodine | 116 (67.44) | | Bacitracin, cefazolin, gentamycin | 24 (13.95) | | Bacitracin, gentamycin + povidone-iodine | 22 (12.79) | | Bacitracin | 4 (2.33) | | Bacitracin, gentamycin, vancomycin + povidone-iodine | 2 (1.16) | | Bacitracin, cefazolin + povidone-iodine | 2 (1.16) | | Bacitracin + povidone-iodine | 2 (1.16) | | Post-Recall (n = 82) | | Cefazolin, gentamycin + povidone-iodine | 59 (71.95) | | Cefazolin, gentamycin, polymyxin B + povidone-iodine | 5 (6.10) | | Gentamycin, vancomycin + povidone-iodine | 4 (4.88) | | Cefazolin, gentamycin | 3 (3.66) | | Gentamycin, vancomycin, polymyxin B | 2 (2.44) | | Gentamycin, polymyxin B + povidone-iodine | 2 (2.44) | | Gentamycin + povidone-iodine | 2 (2.44) | | Cefazolin | 2 (2.44) | | Gentamycin | 2 (2.44) | | Cefazolin, gentamycin, polymyxin B | 1 (1.22) |
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Bold values indicate statistical significance.
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