Current status of prophylactic antibiotic therapy for prevention of postoperative infections after gastrointestinal surgery. A questionnaire covering 3,823 surgeons

Japanese Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 474-485

  Sumiyama, Yoshinobu ^a   Takesue, Yoshio ^b  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cephamycin; Colorectal surgery; Postoperative infection; Prophylactic antimicrobial agent; Questionnaire; Survey

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CARBAPENEM; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CEPHAMYCIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; INTESTINE SURGERY; JAPAN; LARGE INTESTINE; LONG TERM CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; STOMACH SURGERY; SURGEON; SURGICAL TRAINING; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 6944230822     PISSN: 13407007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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