Surgical site infections after pancreaticoduodenectomy: Preoperative biliary system interventions and antimicrobial prophylaxis

Background: The rate of surgical site infection (SSI) after pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) is high and insertion of preoperative bile duct catheterization (PBDC) predispose a high risk of SSI with multidrug resistant (MDR) microorganisms. Aim: To describe the effects of PBDC and the prophylaxis in dev...

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Published in:	International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Main Authors:	Çağrı Bilgiç, Şiran Keske, Erman Sobutay, Uğur Can, Serkan Zenger, Bülent Gürbüz, Önder Ergönül, Orhan Bilge
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2020-06-01
Subjects:	Surgical site infections Pancreaticoduodenectomy Preoperative biliary system interventions Surgical prophylaxis
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220302204