The timing of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis

Update: 2010-03-15

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Published in the Annals of Surgery in 2008, this trial uses multivariate statistical analysis assessing timing of administration of 1.5g Cefuroxime as surgical prophylaxis and measuring SSI incidence. It found a significant decrease in the odds of SSI when antimicrobial prophylaxis was administered between 59 and 30 mins pre-incision

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The timing of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis

seamus mchugh

The timing of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis