Antibiotic prophylaxis in elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy: Lack of need or lack of evidence?

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 638-641

  Catarci, M ^a   Mancini, S ^a   Gentileschi, P ^b   Camplone, C ^a   Sileri, P ^b   Grassi, G B ^a  

^a SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Cholecystectomy; Laparoscopy; Meta analysis; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; GALLSTONE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SAMPLING; SURGICAL INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DATABASES, BIBLIOGRAPHIC; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; ODDS RATIO; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 2342531213     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-003-9090-0     Document Type: Article

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