Antibiotic prophylaxis for cardiac surgery
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Antibiotic prophylaxis for cardiac surgery.
Antibiotic prophylaxis for cardiac surgery is a controversial area. Recent systematic reviews and meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials have concluded that surgical site infection can be reduced by prolonging prophylaxis for 24-48 h. Also, post-operative pneumonia and all-cause mortality can be reduced by giving agents with both anti-Gram-negative and anti-Gram-positive activity. The ch...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0305-7453,1460-2091
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkr536