Antibiotic prophylaxis in clean surgery: Clean non-implant wounds

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 13, Issue SPEC. ISS. 1, 2001, Pages 96-101

  Leaper, David John ^a   Melling, A G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NORTH TEES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Clean wound surgery; Skin warming; Wound infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BREAST SURGERY; CAPILLARY FLOW; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG UTILIZATION; FAT NECROSIS; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCRIPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SURGICAL WOUND; VASCULAR SURGERY; WARMING; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0035720079     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2001.13.supplement-2.96     Document Type: Conference Paper

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