Antimicrobial prophylaxis in laparoscopic and conventional cholecystectomy: Conclusions of a large prospective multicenter quality assurance study in Germany

Chemotherapy

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 355-363

  Lippert, H ^a,b   Gastinger, J ^a  

^a OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b Klinik fuer Chirurgie   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial prophylaxis; Cholecystectomy; Postoperative infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REOPERATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0031840575     PISSN: 00093157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000007135     Document Type: Article

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