Cefazolin is the preferred agent for surgical prophylaxis in bariatric procedures above or including the duodenum, while cefoxitin or cefazolin in combination with metronidazole should be used for ...

However, evidence supporting antimicrobial prophylaxis is relatively weak, and was generated before the introduction of modern surgical and anaesthetic techniques, which reduce rates of SSI.

Conducts research on antimicrobial stewardship in surgical care Bhopal: AIIMS Bhopal celebrates Dr. Rishika A's ICMR PG ...

Antibiotic prophylaxis was associated with reduced risks for surgical site infection (SSIs) and readmissions in children undergoing cholecystectomy for uncomplicated cholelithiasis, a ...

[4] For the reasons mentioned above, pharmacologic VTE prophylaxis in hospitalized patients ... risk factors for VTE development include surgery, trauma, immobility, cancer, increasing age ...

A reduction of 78.8% in surgical site infections in patients undergoing spine surgery was presented at the 25th Annual Scientific Conference of the Canadian Spine Society by researchers from the ...

A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association found that prophylactic antimicrobial decreased in ...