METHOD FOR PREVENTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN INFECTION OF THE SURGICAL INTERVENTION AREA AFTER HIP REPLACEMENT Russian patent published in 2022 - IPC A61B17/56 A61K31/545 A61P19/02 

FIELD: medicine.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to medicine, namely, to surgery and medical microbiology, and can be used to prevent the development of an infection of the surgical intervention area after hip replacement. 30 minutes prior to the beginning of surgery, cefotaxime or ceftriaxone is administered as an antibacterial medicinal product. A microirrigator is installed in the endoprosthesis area by puncturing the skin intraoperatively and used to administer a first dose of a solution of a commercial bacteriophage Sextaphage in a volume of 10 ml 18 to 24 hours after the surgical intervention. If adverse reactions are absent in the patient, 18 to 24 hours after the first dose is administered, a second dose of the commercial bacteriophage Sextaphage is administered in a volume of 10 ml. The microirrigator is then removed and the site of skin puncture is covered with a disposable sterile bandage.

EFFECT: method ensures prevention of the development of infectious complications, reliable reduction of the risk of repeated surgical intervention, and reliably ensures restoration of the functional capabilities of the limb of the patient due to the introduction of an antibacterial medicinal product and a commercial bacteriophage.

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