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* 1. Our intention in this survey is to discuss and learn more about the use of antibiotics and infections in Aesthetic surgery at next SFEP meeting Uppsala August 23-25, 2013. Please see the preliminary program www.sfep2013.se.
The aims of the Board of Swedish Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery / SFEP and its members are to present highest quality of plastic surgery and to strive for the uppermost patient safety and to always gain knowledge in the field.
Your answers are of course confidential.

What is your standpoint in handling the issue of MRSA bacteria?

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* 2. What's your preference of antibiotic prophylaxis?

  No prophylaxis PO the day before surg PO 30-60 min before surg only IV 30-60 min before surg only IV for 24 hrs IV + PO for 2-3 days IV + PO for >7 days
Blepharoplasty
Face lift
Rhinoplasty
Chin or malar implant
Breast augmentation
Breast reduction
Liposuction 1-4 litres
Fat transplantation to face
Fat transplantation to body
Abdominoplasty
Combination surgery
Postbariatric surgery
Genital surgery

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* 3. What's Your choice of antibiotic drug?

  No prophylaxis pc isoxacillin Cephalospo Klindamyc Quinolones Tienam Tetracycl Metronidazol Trimethoprim
Blepharoplasty
Face lift
Rhinoplasty
Chin or malar implant
Breast augmentation
Breast reduction
Liposuction 1-4 litres
Fat transplantation to face
Fat transplantation to body
Abdominoplasty
Combination surgery
Postbariatric surgery
Genital surgery

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* 4. Have you ever experienced serious complications due to infection in Aesthetic surgery?

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* 5. Have You ever had an elective aesthetic surgical patient develop a postoperative MRSA infection?

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* 6. In a case of known MRSA - Do you consider surgery?

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* 7. Do You consider other options for infection prevention?

  yes no
Demand stop smoking at surgery
Demand stop smoking 4 weeks pre- and 4 postop.
Do you change your choice of antibiotics in a Diabetic patient
Hair removal / shaving the day before
Hair removal electric barbing at opstart
No hair removal
Prevent hypothermia i.e. electric blanket or similar
Do you practice infection registration

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* 8. In the case of Breast augmentation
What's your technique?

  Always Sometimes Never
Dress the whole op field in plastic as Tegaderm/Ioban
Cover the Nipple area complex with tegaderm
Do you use sizers for the implants
Regularly change of gloves
Alcohol rinsing of the skin incision area before implantation
Rinse the prosthesis in Chlorhexidin solution before implantation
Rinse the prosthesis in antibiotics before implantation
Instillate the pocket with antibiotics
Instillate the pocket with Iodin / Jod
Use of Keller funnel
Stitch in more than 2 layers

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* 9. What do you believe is your frequence of wound infection demanding antibiotics?

  < 1 % 1-2 % 2-5 % 5-10 % 10-15 % 15-20 %
Blepharoplasty
Face lift
Rhinoplasty
Chin or malar implant
Breast augmentation
Breast reduction
Liposuction 1-4 litres
Fat transplantation to face
Fat transplantation to body
Abdominoplasty
Combination surgery
Postbariatric surgery
Genital surgery

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* 10. What do you believe is your frequency of breast implant infection demanding removal of prosthesis?

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* 12. What's your Brand of breast prosthesis

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* 13. How old are you?

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* 14. What's your working conditions?

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* 15. How many aesthetic procedures do you perform a year?

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* 16. Where are you practising?

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* 17. Thanks for your help and contribution to this coming discussion at sfep2013.se Uppsala August 23-25 2013.

Do you have any suggestion for an interesting topic to bring up at next years meeting?

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