The Role of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Prevention of Wound Infection After Lichtenstein Open Mesh Repair of Primary Inguinal Hernia

Aufenacker, Theo; van Geldere, Dirk; van Mesdag, Taco; N. Bossers, Astrid; Dekker, Benno; Scheijde, Edo; van Nieuwenhuizen, Roos; Hiemstra, Esther; H. Maduro, John; Juttmann, Jan-Willem; Hofstede, Diederik; T. M. van Der Linden, Cunera; J. Gouma, Dirk; P. Simons, M.

doi:10.1097/01.sla.0000145926.74300.42

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The Role of Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Prevention of Wound Infection After Lichtenstein Open Mesh Repair of Primary Inguinal Hernia

Published in Annals of Surgery • Nov 25, 2004

Authors:

Theo Aufenacker

Dirk van Geldere

Taco van Mesdag

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the use of prophylactic antibiotics is effective in the prevention of postoperative wound infection after Lichtenstein open mesh inguinal hernia repair. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: A recent Cochrane meta-analysis (2003) concluded that "antibiotic prophylaxis for elective...

Subject

Medicine

Placebo

Antibiotic prophylaxis

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