Template:Antibiotics Open Fracture
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Prophylactic Antibiotics for Open fractures[1]
Initiate as soon as possible; increased infection rate when delayed for >3 hours from injury (NNT 12.5)[2]
Grade I & II Fractures Options
- 1st generation cephalosporin: e.g. Cefazolin (Ancef) 2g IV TID
- Allergy to above: Clindamycin or vancomycin
Grade III Fracture Options
- Treatment as above for Grade I/II
- PLUS aminoglycoside: e.g. Gentamicin 300 mg (1-1.7mg/kg) IV to any of the Grade I regemins
- Once daily dosing has been shown to be safe and effective
Special Considerations
- Concern for Clostridium (soil contamination, farm injuries, possible bowel contamination): single drug regimen of Pipericillin/Tazobactam 4.5g (80mg/kg) IV TID
- Fresh water wounds: fluoroquinolones OR 3rd/4th generation cephalosporin
- Saltwater wounds: doxycycline + ceftazidime OR fluoroquinolone
- ↑ Open Fractures, Prophylactic Antibiotic Use in — Update. https://www.east.org/education/practice-management-guidelines/open-fractures-prophylactic-antibiotic-use-in-update
- ↑ Gosselin RA, et al. Antibiotics for preventing infection in open limb fractures. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2004; (1):CD003764.