Perioperative antibiotics in pediatric cardiac surgery: protocol for a systematic review

Perioperative antibiotics in pediatric cardiac surgery: protocol for a systematic review

Abstract Background Post-operative infections in pediatric cardiac surgery are an ongoing clinical challenge, with rates between 1 and 20%. Perioperative antibiotics remain the standard for prevention of surgical-site infections, but the type of antibiotic and duration of administration remain poorl...

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Main Authors: Vijay Anand, Angela Bates, Robin Featherstone, Srinivas Murthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
Subjects:
Healthcare-associated infections
Pediatrics
Cardiac surgery
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-017-0502-y

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