Use of antibiotic prophylaxis in elective inguinal hernia repair in adults in London and south-east England: A cross-sectional survey

Hernia

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 657-664

  Aiken, A M ^a   Haddow, J B ^a   Symons, N R A ^a   Kaptanis, S ^a   Katz Summercorn, A C ^a   Debnath, D ^a   Dent, H ^a   Tayeh, S ^a   Kung, V ^a   Clark, S ^a   Gahir, J ^a   Dindyal, S ^a   Farag, S ^a   Lazaridis, A ^a   Bretherton, C P ^a   Williams, S ^a   Currie, A ^a   West, H ^a   Davies, J ^a   Arora, S ^a   Kheraj, A ^a   Stubbs, B M ^a   Yassin, N ^a   Mallappa, S ^a   Garrett, G ^a   Hislop, S ^a   Bhangu, A ^a   Abbey, Y ^a   Al Shoek, I ^a   Ahmad, U ^a   Sharp, G ^a   Memarzadeh, A ^a   Patel, A ^a   Ali, F ^a   Kaderbhai, H ^a   Knowles, C H ^a   more..

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Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Hernioplasty; Inguinal hernia repair

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; CEFUROXIME; CLINDAMYCIN; ERTAPENEM; FLUCLOXACILLIN; GENTAMICIN; METRONIDAZOLE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EQUIPOISE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HERNIOPLASTY; HUMAN; INGUINAL HERNIA; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURES; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SURGEON; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HERNIA, INGUINAL; HERNIORRHAPHY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

EID: 84885420061     PISSN: 12654906     EISSN: 12489204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10029-013-1061-3     Document Type: Article

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