Prophylactic antibiotics for penetrating abdominal trauma

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn , Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  Brand, Martin ^a   Goosen, Jacque ^b   Grieve, Andrew ^b  

^a University of the Witwatersrand ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

*Antibiotic prophylaxis; Abdominal injuries *complications ; Humans; Surgical wound infection prevention control ; Wound infection *prevention control ; Wounds, penetrating *complications

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ABDOMINAL PENETRATING TRAUMA; AEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANAEROBIC BACTERIUM; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LAPAROTOMY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SEPSIS; SEPTICEMIA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 77950153026     PISSN: 1469493X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007370.pub2     Document Type: Review

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