Surgeon practice patterns for antibiotic prophylaxis in gynecologic surgery

Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 281-285

  Schimpf, Megan O ^a   Morrill, Michelle Y ^b   Margulies, Rebecca U ^c   Ward, Renée M ^d   Carberry, Cassandra L ^e   Sung, Vivian W ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Division of Urogynecology   (United States)

^c Division of Urogynecology   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Gynecologic surgery; Practice patterns; Prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCAUTERY; GRAFT MATERIALS; HOSPITAL POLICY; HYSTEROSCOPY; PRACTICE PATTERNS; PROPHYLAXIS; RESPONSE RATE; SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS;

ANTIBIOTICS; GYNECOLOGY; SURVEYS;

SURGERY;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CURETTAGE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; METHODOLOGY; STATISTICS; SUBURETHRAL SLING; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; DILATATION AND CURETTAGE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LAPAROSCOPY; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; SUBURETHRAL SLINGS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84868261950     PISSN: 21518378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SPV.0b013e31826446ba     Document Type: Article

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