Elective inguinal hernia repair with mesh: Is there a need for antibiotic prophylaxis? - A review

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 830-836

  Biswas, Seema ^a  

^a KENT AND CANTERBURY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BUPIVACAINE; CEFAZOLIN; CEFONICID; CEFTRIAXONE; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; ERYTHROMYCIN; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PEFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULTAMICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMBASE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; WOUND INFECTION; IMPLANTATION; SURGERY;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; SURGICAL MESH; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 27744487004     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-005-7854-5     Document Type: Review

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