PROPHYLACTIC ANTIBIOTICS IN VASCULAR-SURG ERY

Vascular surgery includes various surgical procedures and sites. Infec tious risk is low but with a high functional risk and a high mortality rate. Infection rik factors are numerous. Among them the incision in the Scarpa's triangle is at the first place. Antimicrobial prophylaxis in vascular surgery has shown its efficacy whatever the agent. The se cond generation cephalosporins are the most logical, with a duration o f administration of less than 24 hours. In case of re-operation glycop eptides have shown their efficacy.