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Optimal Cefazolin Prophylactic Dosing for Bariatric Surgery: No Need for Higher Doses or Intraoperative Redosing

Chen, Xing; Brathwaite, Collin E M; Barkan, Alexander; Hall, Keneth; Chu, Gloria; Cherasard, Patricia; Wang, Shan; Nicolau, David P; Islam, Shahidul; Cunha, Burke A
PURPOSE:The goal of this pharmacokinetic (PK) study was to evaluate whether a single 2-g prophylactic dose of cefazolin given (IV) bolus provides effective protective cefazolin levels for prophylaxis against methicillin-sensitive S. aureus (MSSA), the primary skin pathogen in bariatric surgery. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Thirty-seven patients having gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy received cefazolin 2-g preoperative prophylaxis. Serum, subcutaneous adipose tissue, and deep peri-gastric adipose tissue specimens were collected at incision and before skin closure. Cefazolin concentrations in serum and adipose tissue were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography. RESULTS:Penetration of cefazolin, a water soluble antibiotic, into adipose tissue was only 6-8 % of simultaneous serum levels. However, cefazolin tissue concentrations in all adipose tissue specimens, exceeded mean MIC for MSSA. CONCLUSIONS:not dose-dependent. Extremely high-dosed cefazolin, i.e., 3 or 4 g is excessive and unnecessary for bariatric surgery prophylaxis. A single cefazolin 2 g preoperative dose also eliminates the need for intraoperative redosing at 4 h.
PMID: 27520693
ISSN: 1708-0428
CID: 3433882