Adoption of preoperative oral antibiotics decreases surgical site infection for elective colorectal surgery

Am Surg. 2014 Sep;80(9):e270-3.

Authors

Melissa L Korb¹, Mary T Hawn, Brandon A Singletary, Jamie A Cannon, Martin J Heslin, Davis M O'Brien, Melanie S Morris

Affiliation

¹ Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.

PMID: 25197859

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Antibiotic Prophylaxis*
Cohort Studies
Colorectal Surgery / adverse effects*
Colorectal Surgery / statistics & numerical data
Elective Surgical Procedures / methods*
Female
Humans
Incidence
Length of Stay / statistics & numerical data
Logistic Models
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Surgical Wound Infection / epidemiology
Surgical Wound Infection / etiology
Surgical Wound Infection / prevention & control*
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents