The efficacy of prophylactic intravenous antibiotics in elective foot and ankle surgery

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 97-103

  Zgonis, Thomas ^a,b,c,g   Jolly, Gary Peter ^a,c,d,e   Garbalosa, Juan C ^a,f  

^a NEW BRITAIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Ctr for Reconstructive Foot Surgery   (United States)

^d DES MOINES UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Educational and Clinical Center   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HARTFORD   (United States)

^g Connecticut Reconstr Foot Surgeons ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

elective foot and ankle surgery; prophylactic antibiotics; wound complications; wound infections

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FOLLOW UP; FOOT SURGERY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OPERATION DURATION; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PREDICTION; PUS; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND INFECTION; ADULT; ANKLE; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOOT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ADULT; ANKLE; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PENICILLINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 2942729745     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2004.01.003     Document Type: Article

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