When patients with significant comorbid risk factors undergo surgical procedures, they are at high risk for development of post-operative infectious complications, including surgical site infection (SSI). Obese patients characteristically fit within this risk category, and thus it is of paramount importance to establish evidence-based strategies to mitigate these infectious complications. The use of an antimicrobial prophylactic regimen is a well-established practice and is based on the principle of the “right drug, at the right time, in the right place.” The subject of this article is to review the current evidence-based data on antimicrobial prophylaxis in obese patients undergoing bariatric surgical procedures.

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减肥手术中的抗生素预防：是否有理想的抗生素？

当具有显着合并症风险因素的患者接受外科手术时，他们发生术后感染并发症的风险很高，包括手术部位感染 (SSI)。肥胖患者通常属于这一风险类别，因此制定循证策略来减轻这些感染性并发症至关重要。使用抗菌预防方案是一种行之有效的做法，并基于“正确的药物、正确的时间、正确的地点”的原则。本文的主题是回顾目前关于接受减肥手术的肥胖患者抗菌素预防的循证数据。