Timing of administration of prophylactic antibiotics for caesarean section: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 661-669

  Baaqeel, H ^a   Baaqeel, R ^b  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; intraoperative; preoperative; prophylactic antibiotics; timing

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; CESAREAN SECTION; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ENDOMETRITIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; META ANALYSIS; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN SEPSIS; PEROPERATIVE CARE; PNEUMONIA; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYELONEPHRITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WOUND INFECTION;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84876126676     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12036     Document Type: Review

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