Perioperative management of patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery in Israel: A national survey

Surgical Infections

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 305-312

  Shpitz, Baruch ^a,e   Reissman, Petachia ^b   Rabau, Michael ^c,e   Ziv, Yehiel ^d,e  

^a MEIR MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^d ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CLAVULANIC ACID; DISODIUM HYDROGEN PHOSPHATE; ERYTHROMYCIN; FLEET ENEMA; GENTAMICIN; LAXATIVE; MACROGOL; METRONIDAZOLE; NEOMYCIN; SODIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FLUID INTAKE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PATIENT CARE; PEROPERATIVE CARE; POSTAL MAIL; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; STOMACH INTUBATION; TELEPHONE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; COLON; COLORECTAL SURGERY; ENEMA; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; ISRAEL; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; RECTUM; SURGERY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 27844572330     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/sur.2005.6.305     Document Type: Article

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