Role of prophylactic antibiotics in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A meta-analysis

Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1847-1853

  Choudhary, Abhishek ^a   Bechtold, Matthew L ^a   Puli, Srinivas R ^a   Othman, Mohamed O ^b   Roy, Praveen K ^a,c  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^c ABQ Health Partners   (United States)

Author keywords

Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; Meta analysis; Prophylactic antibiotics; Superficial infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CROSS INFECTION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CHOLECYSTECTOMY, LAPAROSCOPIC; CROSS INFECTION; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 54349121950     PISSN: 1091255X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11605-008-0681-x     Document Type: Article

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