Laparoscopic ventral hernia repair: Postoperative antibiotics decrease incidence of seroma-related cellulitis

American Surgeon

Volumn 71, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 931-935

  Edwards, Chris ^a,b   Angstadt, J ^a   Whipple, O ^a   Grau, R ^a  

^a MERCER UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALEXIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; QUINOLONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELLULITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HERNIORRHAPHY; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROPHYLAXIS; SEROMA; ABDOMINAL WALL HERNIA; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CELLULITIS; FEMALE; HERNIA, VENTRAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LAPAROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEROMA;

EID: 33644792010     PISSN: 00031348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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