The data were further examined to determine if antimicrobial prophylaxis protected against bacterial complications after surgical operations on the alimentary tract, in which the procedures are ...
The alternative antibiotic may be less effective in preventing surgical wound infection ... We hypothesise that current practice for surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis may not be based on robust ...
Methods: Pertinent studies on antimicrobial prophylaxis for elective colorectal surgery were identified from a Medline search of English language publications since 1966. Results: We found ...
While the guidelines were not restricted to the postoperative period, the vast majority of studies concerning stress ulcer prophylaxis have been conducted in medical and surgical intensive care ...
The use of prophylactic antibiotics is an option, but this raises concerns about the development of antibiotic resistance. It has been suggested that a single prophylactic dose of an oral ...