Perioperative antibiotics in the setting of microvascular free tissue transfer: Current practices

Journal of Reconstructive Microsurgery

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 401-407

  Reiffel, Alyssa J ^a   Kamdar, Mehul R ^a   Kadouch, Daniel J M ^a   Rohde, Christine H ^b   Spector, Jason A ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Microvascular free tissue transfer; perioperative antibiotics

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; CLINDAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BREAST RECONSTRUCTION; E-MAIL; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSURGERY; MICROVASCULAR SURGERY; OSTEOMYELITIS; PENICILLIN ALLERGY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CEPHALOSPORINS; FEMALE; FREE TISSUE FLAPS; HEAD; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MAMMAPLASTY; MICROSURGERY; NECK; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 77955506445     PISSN: 0743684X     EISSN: 10988947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0030-1249606     Document Type: Article

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