Should antibiotics be administered before arthroscopic knee surgery? A systematic review of the literature

Table 4 Comparison of infection rates in arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with vs without vancomycin graft soaking

Study name	Total patients	IV prophylaxis alone	IV prophylaxis + vancomycin	Number infected IV alone	Number infected IV + vancomycin	Infection rate IV alone (%)	Infection rate IV + vancomycin (%)	P valuea
Phegan et al[18]	1585	285	1300	4	0	1.4	0
Pérez-Prieto et al[22]	1544	810	734	15	0	1.85	0
Total	3129	1095	2034	19	0	1.74	0	< 0.001