[Dosage of presurgical cefazolin in obese and non-obese patients. Does weight matter?].

Objective: Evaluation of the effectiveness of a standard dose of cefalozin 2 grams for surgical site infection (SSI) prevention in obese patients compared to non-obese patients. There is no still controversy surrounding which is the best dosage of this antibiotic in obese patients for surgical prophylaxis.

Methods: Retrospective review of men who received prophylactic cefazolin between January 1st, 2019 and June 30th, 2019 in a traumatology department of a university hospital.