Evidence on antibiotic prophylaxis for cesarean section alone is not sufficient to change the practices of doctors in a teaching hospital

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 202-209

  Liabsuetrakul, Tippawan ^a   Islam, Monir ^b  

^a PRINCE OF SONGKLA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Cesarean section; Evidence based healthcare; Evidence based medicine; Prophylactic antibiotics

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTIPLE DRUG DOSE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THAILAND;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CESAREAN SECTION; DRUG UTILIZATION REVIEW; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORDS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THAILAND;

EID: 21744438925     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2005.00273.x     Document Type: Article

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