Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Elective Hand Surgery

Abstract Purpose Antibiotic prophylaxis decreases the rate of surgical site infection in a broad spectrum of surgical procedures. However, in patients undergoing elective hand surgery, there is evidence of lower efficacy, and its use might be related to the development of antimicrobial...

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Main Authors: Carolina Vasconcelos, Marta Serra, Rúben Nogueira, Leonor do Carmo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2017-11-01
Series:Revista Iberoamericana de Cirugía de la Mano
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1608625