Empiric antibiotic therapy of abdominal sepsis and serious perioperative infections
| Autor: | Joseph W. Shands |
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| Rok vydání: | 1993 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
medicine.drug_class Antibiotics Peritonitis Postoperative Complications Abdominal sepsis Antibiotic therapy medicine Humans Surgical Wound Infection Intensive care medicine Cross Infection business.industry Perioperative Bacterial Infections Pneumonia medicine.disease Anti-Bacterial Agents Aminoglycosides Surgery Drug Therapy Combination business Empiric therapy Empiric treatment Surgical patients |
| Zdroj: | The Surgical clinics of North America. 73(2) |
| ISSN: | 0039-6109 |
| Popis: | This article discusses empiric therapy for several serious infections in surgical patients. The accepted antibiotic treatment for purulent peritonitis, the empiric treatment of postsurgical wound infection, and the empiric treatment of postsurgical pneumonia are discussed. The cost of the various regimens is listed. Recommendation of the various regimens is based on the seriousness of the infection, peculiarities of the hospital flora, effectiveness of the regimens, and cost. |
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