The absent role of prophylactic antibiotics in low-risk patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy

American Surgeon

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 226-228

  Dobay, Kristin J ^a   Freier, Duane T ^a,b   Albear, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0032937325     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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