Improvement of intraoperative antibiotic prophylaxis in prolonged cardiac surgery by automated alerts in the operating room

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 13-16

  Zanetti, Giorgio ^a   Flanagan Jr , Hugh L ^b   Cohn, Lawrence H ^b   Giardina, Richard ^b   Platt, Richard ^b  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART SURGERY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATING ROOM; OPERATION DURATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; AUTOMATION; CARDIOVASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; ODDS RATIO; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REMINDER SYSTEMS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0037231650     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502109     Document Type: Article

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