What is the ideal time for administration of antimicrobial prophylaxis for a surgical procedure?

Annals of Surgery

Volumn 247, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 927-928

  Dellinger, E Patchen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAMANDOLE; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOTETAN; CEFOXITIN; CEFUROXIME;

COLON RESECTION; EDITORIAL; HOSPITAL; HYSTERECTOMY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OPERATING ROOM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SURGICAL INFECTION; TIME; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TOURNIQUET;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TOURNIQUETS;

EID: 44449118597     PISSN: 00034932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31817586c8     Document Type: Editorial

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