Details of the patients in the initial treatment group who did not receive any prophylactic antibiotics
| Patient No | Age (y) | Sex | Diagnosis | Operation | Septic complication | Causative organisms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ca, cancer; UTI, urinary tract infection; AP, abdominoperineal. | ||||||
| 1 | 42 | M | Enterocutaneous fistula | Small bowel resection | Wound | E faecalis, coliforms, mixed anaerobes |
| 2 | 78 | M | Colorectal Ca | Hartmann’s | Wound/UTI | Coliforms/E coli |
| 3 | 34 | M | Colorectal Ca | AP resection | Wound/line | Mixed anaerobes/ S epidemidis |
| 4 | 67 | M | Colorectal Ca | Right hemicolectomy | Wound | Mixed anaerobes/S aureus |
| 5 | 66 | M | Colorectal Ca | Anterior resection | Chest | H influenzae |
| 6 | 62 | F | Pancreatic Ca | Triple bypass | None | |
| 7 | 72 | M | Pancreatic Ca | Whipples | None | |
| 8 | 74 | M | Leiomyosarcoma | Laparotomy | None | |
| 9 | 77 | F | Colorectal Ca | AP resection | None | |
| 10 | 68 | M | Colorectal Ca | AP resection | Wound | Mixed anaerobes, E faecalis, coliforms |
| 11 | 78 | F | Colorectal Ca | Right hemicolectomy | Wound | S aureus |