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| Title |
Evaluating the optimal timing of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
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| Published in |
Trials, May 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1745-6215-15-188 |
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| Authors |
Edin Mujagic, Tibor Zwimpfer, Walter R Marti, Marcel Zwahlen, Henry Hoffmann, Christoph Kindler, Christoph Fux, Heidi Misteli, Lukas Iselin, Andrea Kopp Lugli, Christian A Nebiker, Urs von Holzen, Fabrizio Vinzens, Marco von Strauss, Stefan Reck, Marko Kraljević, Andreas F Widmer, Daniel Oertli, Rachel Rosenthal, Walter P Weber |
| Abstract |
Surgical site infections are the most common hospital-acquired infections among surgical patients. The administration of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis reduces the risk of surgical site infections . The optimal timing of this procedure is still a matter of debate. While most studies suggest that it should be given as close to the incision time as possible, others conclude that this may be too late for optimal prevention of surgical site infections. A large observational study suggests that surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis should be administered 74 to 30 minutes before surgery. The aim of this article is to report the design and protocol of a randomized controlled trial investigating the optimal timing of surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis. |
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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 110 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 109 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Postgraduate | 15 | 14% |
| Student > Master | 15 | 14% |
| Researcher | 11 | 10% |
| Other | 9 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 8% |
| Other | 26 | 24% |
| Unknown | 25 | 23% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 46 | 42% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 9 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 8% |
| Unspecified | 3 | 3% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 10 | 9% |
| Unknown | 31 | 28% |