Quality of perioperative chemoprophylaxis in neurosurgery: Preliminary results of ASPPOC in South Europe

Review of Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacokinetics, International Edition

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 276-278

  Papaioannidou, P ^a   Nanassis, K ^a   Sabo, A ^b   Vlahovic Palcevski, V ^c   Pejakov, L ^d   Horvat, O ^b   Jakovljevic, M ^e   Selviaridis, P ^a   Benoni, G M ^f   Cuzzolin, L ^f   Tomic, Z ^b   Jankovic, S ^e   Velo, G ^f  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

^c KBC RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^d Clinical Center   (Montenegro)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KRAGUJEVAC   (Serbia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Neurosurgery; Perioperative chemoprophylaxis; Postoperative infections

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BETA LACTAM; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CHLORAMPHENICOL; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROATIA; EUROPE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GREECE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; MONTENEGRO (REPUBLIC); NEUROSURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SERBIA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 45149085016     PISSN: 10116583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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