Unwarranted variability in antibiotic prophylaxis for cesarean section delivery: A national survey of anesthesiologists

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 644-648

  Raghunathan, Karthik ^a   Connelly, Neil Roy ^a   Friderici, Jennifer ^a   Naglieri Prescod, Deborah ^a   Joyce, Ryan ^a   Prasanna, Praveen ^a   Ponnusamy, Nandakumar ^a  

^a BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE;

ANESTHESIST; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CESAREAN SECTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CESAREAN SECTION; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; PHYSICIANS; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84876695178     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: 15267598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1213/ANE.0b013e318276cf72     Document Type: Review

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