Timing of antibiotic prophylaxis in tourniquet surgery

Journal of Foot and Ankle Surgery

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 374-376

  Akinyoola, Akinyele L ^a   Adegbehingbe, Olayinka O ^a   Odunsi, Afolabi ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Ankle; Exsanguination; Foot; Hemostasis; Infection; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CEFUROXIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANKLE DISLOCATION; ANKLE FRACTURE; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLUBFOOT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HALLUX VALGUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN REDUCTION; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIBIA FRACTURE; TOURNIQUET; WOUND HEALING; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BLOOD LOSS, SURGICAL; EXSANGUINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOT DEFORMITIES; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS; TOURNIQUETS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959597415     PISSN: 10672516     EISSN: 15422224     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jfas.2011.04.008     Document Type: Article

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