General Surgery
Abx prophylaxis
Bowel
Breast
Source
NPS MedicineWise 2015
- Administer 30-60min before knife to skin
- MRSA: Cephalozin (Ceftriaxone inferior) + Vancomycin (25mg/kg up to 1.5g) for GN (slow infusion <10mg/min)
- MSSA: Flucoxacillin
- Re-dose q3-4h, vanc q6h
Bowel
- Rectal ca almost always is adenocarcinoma
Breast
- Paget's = Painless crusting red rash around nipple, no discharge
- Ductal ca = inverted nipple
- Mammary duct ectasia (fibrocystic breast change) = dilation of ducts = green-yellowish d/c
Source
NPS MedicineWise 2015