Topical use of Vancomycin in Craniotomy.

In neurosurgery, surgical site infections are major cause of morbidity and mortality. It has been significant burden in clinical practice, despite of best practices with or without use of antibiotics. Topical antibiotics are one potential method reducing the problem. In our study, we seek to evaluate the benefits of topical vancomycin. In this Institutional Review Board-approved retrospective observational study, patients who underwent neurosurgical intervention in Department of Neurological Surgery KMCTH enrolled retrospectively from October 1, 2014 to September 30, 2018.
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