Anil Dhal

Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College & associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India

Publications

• Original Article
  Efficacy of single dose versus multiple dose injectable antibiotics in hip joint surgery
  Author(s): Nishit Bhatnagar*, Sumit Sural, Sumit Arora, Purushotham Lingaiah and Anil Dhal
  
  Objective: To compare the efficacy of two prophylactic antibiotic regimens in preventing surgical site infection. Setting: Tertiary level hospital in India. Methods: We enrolled 104 consecutive patients undergoing elective implant surgery around the hip and randomized them into two groups. Group A (53) received a single dose of injectable cefazolin prior to skin incision, while group B (51) received additional 5 doses of injection cefazolin 12 hourly after the procedure. They were followed up for a minimum duration of 12 months and observed for the evidence of surgical site infection. Results: None of the patients from group A had surgical site infection, while 3 patients of group B (5.8%) developed infection. However, difference in infection rate was not significant statistically (p=0.114). Staphylococcus was isolated from 2 of the 3 infected surgical sites and Klebsi.. Read More»