Antibiotic prophylaxis for total joint replacement surgery: Results of a survey of Canadian orthopedic surgeons

Canadian Journal of Surgery

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2009, Pages

  De Beer, Justin ^a,b   Petruccelli, Danielle ^a   Rotstein, Coleman ^b   Weening, Brad ^c   Royston, Katie ^a   Winemaker, Mitch ^a,b  

^a Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation   (United States)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; CANADA; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; CANADA; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; ORTHOPEDICS;

EID: 73449125538     PISSN: 0008428X     EISSN: 14882310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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