Systematic review and meta-analysis of antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent infections from chest drains in blunt and penetrating thoracic injuries.

Abstract

Infectious complications are less likely to develop when antibiotic prophylaxis is administered to patients with thoracic injuries requiring chest drains after penetrating injury.

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Subjects

• Antibiotic Prophylaxis
• Chest Tubes
• Drainage
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Pneumonia
• Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
• Respiratory Tract Infections
• Surgical Wound Infection
• Thoracic Injuries
• Thoracostomy
• Wounds, Nonpenetrating
• Wounds, Penetrating

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Authors

• A Bosman
• M B de Jong
• J Debeij
• P J van den Broek
• I B Schipper

Publication date

2012-03-07

Journal

Journal topics

• General Surgery

Language

Eng.

Copyright

The British journal of surgery

Department of Surgery-Traumatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.

Release reference

Br J Surg. 2012 Apr;99(4):506-13

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