Single dose Intraoperative Antibiotics versus Postoperative Antibiotics for Patient Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Symptomatic Cholelithiasis

Single dose Intraoperative Antibiotics versus Postoperative Antibiotics for Patient Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy for Symptomatic Cholelithiasis

Introduction: Surgical site infection is a common complication shown in literature following cholecystectomies. Smaller incision and use of trocars in laparoscopic cholecystectomy lessen the contamination resulting in less chances of surgical site infection. However, in fear of postoperative infecti...

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Main Authors: Sagun Bahadur Thapa, Yeshwant Ramakrishna Kher, Yashwant Gajanan Tambay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lumbini Medical College 2017-04-01
Series:Journal of Lumbini Medical College
Subjects:
antibiotics
laparoscopic cholecystectomy
length of hospital stay
prophylactic
surgical wound infection
Online Access:https://jlmc.edu.np/index.php/JLMC/article/view/112

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