Methodological issues regarding safety evaluation in randomized controlled trials of the effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of post-operative wound infection: Systematic review

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 843-845

  Yiannakopoulou, Eugenia Ch ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST ATTICA   (Greece)

Author keywords

Breast surgery; Clinical trials; Hernia surgery; Laparoscopic cholecystectomy; RCTs; Safety data reporting

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

BREAST SURGERY; CASE STUDY; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; LETTER; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIABILITY; SCISEARCH; STANDARDIZATION; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; HUMANS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 62549147554     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkp030     Document Type: Letter

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