Antibiotic Surgical Prophylaxis, HNS GGC, Obstetric Procedures (1140)
Warning
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde recommendations for antibiotic prophylaxis in Obstetric Procedures.
Single dose, IV prophylaxis ≤ 60 minutes prior to skin incision/ intervention
For information on antibiotic dosing in Surgery, including information for antibiotic re-dosing in long
operations, for blood loss and for gentamicin dosing see Principles of Surgical Prophylaxis (1039).
See Appendix 1 in this document for teicoplanin # dosing in Group B streptococcus prophylaxis.
- Give teicoplanin by slow IV injection over 3-5 minutes.
- Teicoplanin and gentamicin are incompatible when mixed directly and must not be mixed before injection.
See Appendix 2 for IV gentamicin* dosing