Single Dose Based Ertapenem Prophylaxis Reduces Surgical Site Infection after Selective Hepatectomy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Propensity Score Matching Study

Objective. This study aimed to assess whether a single dose of ertapenem prophylaxis was more effective than other antibiotics to prevent surgical site infection (SSI) after selective hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Methods. The data from HCC patients with open hepatectomy between Ja...

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Main Authors: Bin Tang, Xiaolin Liu, Fei Xing, Chao Wang, Changjun Jia, Songlin Peng, Yang Zhao, Chaoliu Dai, Feng Xu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2520191