Improvement in timing of antibiotic administration by using a prophylactic antibiotic record form

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 218-224

  Pan, Sung Ching ^a   Sun, Hsin Yun ^a   Lin, Jou Wei ^a   Lin, Ching ^a   Lai, Tai Shuan ^a   Change, Shan Chwen ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ACCURACY; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEMORRHOIDECTOMY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NONHUMAN; NURSE PRACTITIONER; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL PATIENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THYROIDECTOMY; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT; TREATMENT DURATION; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 42949160623     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0929-6646(08)60139-4     Document Type: Article

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