Antimicrobial prophylaxis in colorectal surgery: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials.
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EVectiveness bulletins Antimicrobial prophylaxis in colorectal surgery
This paper is based on EVective Health Care, volume 4, no 5, which is an update of a systematic review of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) examining the eVectiveness of diVerent antimicrobial regimens used for the prevention of surgical wound infection in patients undergoing colorectal surgery. Details of the review’s methodology are published elsewhere. 2 Hospital acquired infections, of wh...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Health technology assessment
دوره 2 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998