Surgical infections and prophylactic antibiotics: 341 consecutive cases of gallbladder surgery in the era of laparoscopic surgery

Journal of Laparoendoscopic and Advanced Surgical Techniques - Part A

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 157-162

  Garcia, Nicholas ^a   Kapur, Sandip ^a   McClane, Jim ^a   Davis, John Mihran ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOXITIN; GENTAMICIN; PIPERACILLIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0031415501     PISSN: 10926429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/lap.1997.7.157     Document Type: Article

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