Randomized, multicenter trial of antibiotic prophylaxis in elective colorectal surgery: Single dose vs 3 doses of a second-generation cephalosporin without metronidazole and oral antibiotics

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 142, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 657-661

  Fujita, Shin ^a   Saito, Norio ^b   Yamada, Tetsuji ^c   Takii, Yasumasa ^d   Kondo, Ken ^e   Ohue, Masayuki ^f   Ikeda, Eiichi ^g   Moriya, Yoshihiro ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL EAST   (Japan)

^c ISHIKAWA PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d NIIGATA CANCER CENTER HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION NAGOYA MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^f OSAKA MEDICAL CENTER FOR CANCER AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES   (Japan)

^g Yamagata Prefectural Central Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFMETAZOLE; CEPHALOSPORIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; JAPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOTHERAPY; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN INCISION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CEFMETAZOLE; COLECTOMY; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; LAPAROSCOPY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTAL NEOPLASMS; RECTUM; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 34447544199     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: 15383644     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.142.7.657     Document Type: Article

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