Antimicrobial prophylaxis for surgery: An advisory statement from the National Surgical Infection Prevention Project

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 189, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 395-404

  Bratzler, Dale W ^a   Houck, Peter M ^a  

^a OK Found for Medical Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Postoperative complications; Practice guidelines; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFAMANDOLE; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTETAN; CEFOXITIN; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; NEOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; COLON SURGERY; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INFUSION; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SURGICAL INFECTION; THORAX SURGERY; VAGINAL HYSTERECTOMY; VASCULAR SURGERY;

EID: 16844374259     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.01.015     Document Type: Article

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