A prospective, randomised trial of prophylactic antibiotics versus bag extraction in the prophylaxis of wound infection in laparoscopic cholecystectomy

Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 408-410

  Harling, R ^a   Moorjani, N ^a   Perry, C ^a   MacGowan, A P ^a   Thompson, M H ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bag extraction; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Mechanical prophylaxis; Prophylactic antibiotics; Prospective randomisesd trial; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME;

ARTICLE; BILIARY TRACT SURGERY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEPSIS; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIA; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORINS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; FEMALE; GALLBLADDER; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; UMBILICUS;

EID: 0033709157     PISSN: 00358843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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