Prophylaxis of infection for elective colorectal surgery

Surgical Infections

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 273-280

  Jimenez, Juan Carlos ^a   Wilson, Samuel Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAMANDOLE; CEFUROXIME; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; OXYGEN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; APPENDECTOMY; APPENDICITIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORE TEMPERATURE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MEDLINE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SEPSIS; TISSUE OXYGENATION;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CATHARTICS; COLON; ENEMA; HUMANS; RECTUM; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 0242574935     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109629603322419616     Document Type: Review

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