Prophylactic antibiotics in chest trauma: A meta-analysis of high-quality studies

World Journal of Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1843-1847

  Sanabria, Alvaro ^a   Valdivieso, Eduardo ^a   Gomez, Gabriel ^a   Echeverry, Gabriel ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN IGNACIO   (Colombia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAMANDOLE; CEFAZOLIN; CEFONICID; CLINDAMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; EMPYEMA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PNEUMONIA; PROPHYLAXIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THORAX INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBE;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; EMPYEMA, PLEURAL; HUMANS; PNEUMONIA; PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA; THORACIC INJURIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33749020524     PISSN: 03642313     EISSN: 14322323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00268-005-0672-y     Document Type: Article

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