Cardiac surgery in a high-risk group of patients: is prolonged postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis effective?
In a high-risk group of patients undergoing cardiac operations, infectious outcome could not be effectively influenced by an additional and prolonged postoperative prophylaxis regimen with low-dose vancomycin and ticarcillin/clavulanate. Low-dose vancomycin did not reduce the rate of infections or colonizations of intravascular catheters with gram-positive organisms.
A diagnosis of hypothyroidism before the age of 60 is associated with loss of labor market income and an 89% increased risk of receiving a disability pension.