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The Timing of Prophylactic Administration of Antibiotics and the Risk of Surgical-Wound Infection

1992; Massachusetts Medical Society; Volume: 326; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1056/nejm199201303260501

ISSN

1533-4406

Autores

David C. Classen, R. Scott Evans, Stanley L. Pestotnik, Susan D. Horn, R L Menlove, John P. Burke,

Tópico(s)

Wound Healing and Treatments

Resumo

Randomized, controlled trials have shown that prophylactic antibiotics are effective in preventing surgical-wound infections. However, it is uncertain how the timing of antibiotic administration affects the risk of surgical-wound infection in actual clinical practice.

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