Antimicrobial prophylaxis in appendectomy: Often neglected - but indispensable!;Antibiotikaprophylaxe bei Appendektomie. Oft vernachlassigt - aber notwendig!

Zentralblatt fur Chirurgie

Volumn 123, Issue SUPPL. 4, 1998, Pages 82-84

  Hell, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Antimicrobials; Appendectomy; Infectious complications; Nosocomial infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; APPENDECTOMY; CONFERENCE PAPER; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEPSIS; SURGEON; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; APPENDECTOMY; HUMANS; LAPAROSCOPY; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0032246509     PISSN: 0044409X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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