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Antibiotics, 2022 A low adherence to recommendations on antibiotic prophylaxis has been reported worldwide. Since 2009, cesarean sections have been performed under user fee exemption in Benin with a free kit containing the required supplies and antibiotics for prophylaxis.
Angèle Modupè Dohou +6 more
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Antibiotic prophylaxis in otolaryngologic surgery
International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology, 2013 Aim: Antibiotic prophylaxis aims to prevent infection of surgical sites before contamination or infection occurs. Prolonged antibiotic prophylaxis does not enhance the prevention of surgical infection and is associated with higher rates of antibiotic ...
Ottoline, Ana Carolina Xavier +5 more
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Cost-effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis in elective cesarean section
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2018 Background The proportion of pregnant women delivered by cesarean section has increased steadily during the past three decades. The risk of infection is 10-fold augmented after elective cesarean section compared to vaginal delivery.
Markus H. Jansson +4 more
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Iraqi Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2017 Surgical site infections are the second most common type of adverse events occurring in hospitalized patients. Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis refers to the use of preoperative and postoperative antibiotics to decrease the incidence of postoperative ...
Nagham T. Salih, Dheyaa J. Kadhim
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Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2023 The use of perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in cutaneous surgery is controversial due to unclear efficacy and, thus, potentially unnecessary side-effects.
Benjamin Kendziora +4 more
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Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in an Australian burns unit
Australasian Journal of Plastic Surgery, 2022 **Background** Perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis is perceived to reduce intraoperative bacteraemia and prevent surgical site infections, however, the evidence for its use in burns surgery is limited.
Patrick Lu +3 more
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Do or Don’t: Results of a Multinational Survey on Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Urodynamics
Antibiotics, 2023 Antibiotic prophylaxis contributes substantially to the increase in antibiotic resistance rates worldwide. This investigation aims to assess the current standard of practice in using antibiotic prophylaxis for urodynamics (UDS) and identify barriers to ...
Fabian P. Stangl +11 more
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Patient Safety in Surgery, 2021 Background Antibiotic surgical prophylaxis is a core strategy for prevention of surgical site infections (SSI). Despite best practice guidelines and known efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis in decreasing SSI risk, there is often wide variation in its use.
Nikhil Ailaney +5 more
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Turkish Urologists’ preferences regarding antibiotic prophylaxis for transrectal prostate biopsy
Urology Research and Practice, 2019 Objective: Antibiotic prophylaxis for transrectal prostate biopsy (PB) is very important in preventing infectious complications, and in this study, we aimed to evaluate the antibiotic preferences of Turkish urologist for transrectal PB.
Abdullah Demirtaş +6 more
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The Lancet Global Health, 2019 Summary: Background: There is ongoing debate on the clinical benefits of antibiotic prophylaxis for reducing pelvic infection after miscarriage surgery.
Ilias Goranitis, PhD +14 more
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