Timing of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis and the risk of surgical site infection

JAMA Surgery

Volumn 148, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 649-657

  Hawn, Mary T ^a,b   Richman, Joshua S ^a,b   Vick, Catherine C ^a   Deierhoi, Rhiannon J ^a,b   Graham, Laura A ^a   Henderson, William G ^c,d   Itani, Kamal M F ^e  

^a BIRMINGHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Kentucky   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d Global Health and Health Disparities   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; CEFAZOLIN; CEFOXITIN; CLINDAMYCIN; METRONIDAZOLE; QUINOLONE; SULTAMICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HIP ARTHROPLASTY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; KNEE ARTHROPLASTY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; VASCULAR SURGERY; VETERAN;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, HIP; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT, KNEE; CEFAZOLIN; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUINOLONES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS; VANCOMYCIN; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 84880595786     PISSN: 21686254     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2013.134     Document Type: Article

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