The role of prophylactic cefazolin in the prevention of infection after various types of abdominal wall hernia repair with mesh

Objective: There are controversies about the benefits of prophylactic antibiotics in the prevention of postoperative surgical site infection (SSI) in mesh herniorrhaphy for a long time. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and efficacy of systemic prophylactic cefazolin in prevention of wo...

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Main Authors: Mostafa Mehrabi Bahar, Azadeh Jabbari Nooghabi, Mehdi Jabbari Nooghabi, Ali Jangjoo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-07-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S101595841500007X