No administering prophylactic systemic antibiotics routinely during the shock phase after burn injury
Infection is the most common complication following burn injury,while it is rare to induce immediately systemic infection after burn injury.Domestically,the burn patients especially the major burn patients are conventionally administered systemic antibiotics prophylactically during the shock phase after burn injury.However,the clinical evidences and all the international expert consensuses and guidelines on burn infections object strongly and clearly administration of systemic antibiotics prophylactically.The incidences of systemic infection and sepsis did not increase significantly after prohibiting prophylactical administration of systemic antibiotics routinely during the shock phase after burn injury based on the authors unit's clinical data of more than 100 major burn patients.Herein,we propose that the burn patients should not be routinely administered systemic antibiotics prophylactically during the burn shock phase.
BurnsInfectionSepsisSystemic administration of antibiotics prophylactically