Patterns of Antibiotic Prophylaxis Use for Thyroidectomy and Parathyroidectomy: Results of an International Survey of Endocrine Surgeons

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 210, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 949-956

  Moalem, Jacob ^a   Ruan, Daniel T ^b   Farkas, Rachel L ^a   Shen, Wen T ^c   Kebebew, Electron ^d   Duh, Quan Y ^c   Clark, Orlo H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE; NECK DISSECTION; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SURGEON; SURGICAL INFECTION; THYROIDECTOMY; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; NECK DISSECTION; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; THYROIDECTOMY;

EID: 77952486207     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.02.040     Document Type: Article

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