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Article Dans Une Revue Hand Surgery and Rehabilitation Année : 2024

Antibiotic treatment of hand wounds in children: contribution of a decision tree

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Background The need for prophylactic antibiotic treatment of hand wounds in children requiring emergency surgical exploration is still controversial. Our starting hypothesis was that the absence of prophylactic antibiotic treatment in this setting (as specified by a decision tree) does not increase the likelihood of surgical site infection. Methods A decision tree for antibiotic prescription was developed by a working group in compliance with the guidelines issued by the French High Authority for Health, as part of a clinical pathway. One injection of intravenous antibiotics was prescribed for bite injuries, open joint injuries, injuries left untreated for more than 24 hours, and suspected contaminated wounds. All children admitted for surgical treatment of a hand wound between July 2018 and March 2023 were included. Demographic data, antibiotic prescription and onset of postoperative surgical site infection were recorded. Results The 238 children included had a mean age of 8 ± 4.8 years; 102 received antibiotics and 136 did not. Eleven children (4.6%) had superficial surgical site infection requiring no revision surgery or antibiotic therapy. 206 children (86.5%) were treated following the decision tree. Ten had superficial surgical site infection: 3 received antibiotics (3.7% of the 80 who were treated) and 7 did not (5.5% of the 126 not treated) (p = 0.74). Thirty-two patients (13.5%) were off-protocol, only 1 of whom received antibiotics for superficial surgical site infection. Discussion Applying the decision tree standardized the prescription of antibiotics in hand wounds, was not associated with a significantly greater rate of surgical site infection, and avoided exposure to antibiotics for 61.1% of the children, thus limiting potential adverse events.
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hal-04483192 , version 1 (29-02-2024)

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Céline Klein, Alexandrine Borowski, Matthieu Miclo, Marie-Christine Plancq, Pierre Tourneux, et al.. Antibiotic treatment of hand wounds in children: contribution of a decision tree. Hand Surgery and Rehabilitation, 2024, pp.101678. ⟨10.1016/j.hansur.2024.101678⟩. ⟨hal-04483192⟩
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