Prevention of postoperative infections by administration of antimicrobial agents immediately before surgery for patients with gastrointestinal cancers

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 54, Issue 77, 2007, Pages 1487-1493

  Uchiyama, Kazuhisa ^a   Takifuji, Katsunari ^a   Tani, Masaji ^a   Ueno, Masaki ^a   Kawai, Manabu ^a   Ozawa, Satoru ^a   Yamaue, Hiroki ^a  

^a WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial prophylaxis (AMP); Remote site infections; Surgical site infections (SSIs)

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFMETAZOLE; CEFOPERAZONE; CEFOTIAM; CEFTRIAXONE; FLOMOXEF; LAXATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BILE DUCT CANCER; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CATHETER INFECTION; COLON CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LIVER CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PANCREAS CANCER; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STOMACH CANCER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; GASTROINTESTINAL NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34547642701     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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