Timing of preoperative antibiotics for knee arthroplasties: Improving the routines in Sweden

Patient Safety in Surgery

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  W Dahl, Annette ^a,b   Robertsson, Otto ^a   Stefánsdóttir, Anna ^a,b   Gustafson, Pelle ^a   Lidgren, Lars ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Infection prophylaxis; Knee arthroplasty; Preoperative routines; Prophylactic antibiotics

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLINDAMYCIN; CLOXACILLIN;

ARTICLE; CHECKLIST; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT SAFETY; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; REGISTER; SURGEON; SWEDEN; TIBIA OSTEOTOMY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 80053271547     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17549493     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1754-9493-5-22     Document Type: Article

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