The antibiotic prophylaxis of postoperative septic complications in pediatric surgery
This review presents an analysis of the current state of antibiotic prophylaxis of postoperative septic complications in pediatric surgery. The general principles, specific and nonspecific methods of antibiotic prophylaxis in accordance with the requirements of clinical treatment protocols for children in Pediatric Surgery in Ukraine, clinical guidelines for antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery developed by the Surgical Infection Society (SIS), the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA), the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP), the Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA). There is a considered list of antibacterial drugs for prophylaxis in pediatric patients, depending on the type of surgical intervention.