Antibiotic prophylaxis for subdural and subgaleal drains

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 126, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 908-912

  Lewis, Ariane ^a   Sen, Rajeev ^b   Hill, Travis C ^a,b   James, Herbert ^b   Lin, Jessica ^a   Bhamra, Harpaul ^a   Martirosyan, Nina ^a   Pacione, Donato ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Drains; Postoperative infection; Prophylaxis; Surgical site infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; DRUG COST; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTOCLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SKULL SURGERY; SUBDURAL DRAINAGE; SUBGALEAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; SURGICAL INFECTION; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT; CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE; DEVICES; DURA MATER; ECONOMICS; NEUROSURGERY; PROCEDURES; PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES; SKULL; TIME FACTOR;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM INFECTIONS; COST SAVINGS; DRAINAGE; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL; SUBDURAL SPACE; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 85020041733     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 19330693     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2016.4.JNS16275     Document Type: Article

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