The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Practice Guideline Series: Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Cardiac Surgery, Part I: Duration

Ann Thorac Surg. 2006 Jan;81(1):397-404. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.06.034.
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Publication types

  • Practice Guideline

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis / methods
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis / standards*
  • Bacterial Infections / prevention & control
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures*
  • Catheters, Indwelling / adverse effects
  • Cephalosporin Resistance
  • Chest Tubes / adverse effects
  • Clinical Trials as Topic / statistics & numerical data
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Humans
  • Mediastinitis / prevention & control
  • Meta-Analysis as Topic
  • Multicenter Studies as Topic / statistics & numerical data
  • Postoperative Complications / prevention & control
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / statistics & numerical data
  • Societies, Medical
  • Soft Tissue Infections / prevention & control
  • Surgical Wound Infection / prevention & control
  • Thoracic Surgery
  • United States
  • Vancomycin Resistance

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents