Timing of preoperative antibiotics for knee arthroplasties: Improving the routines in Sweden

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A slight increase in revisions for infected joint arthroplasties has been observed in the Nordic countries since 2000 for which the reasons are unclear. However, in 2007 a Swedish study of the timing for prophylactic antibiotics in a...

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Main Authors: Stefánsdóttir Anna, Robertsson Otto, W-Dahl Annette, Gustafson Pelle, Lidgren Lars
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:Patient Safety in Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.pssjournal.com/content/5/1/22