Taiwanese Recommendations for Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Urological Surgery

• Published in: Urological science Vol. 22; no. 2; pp. 63 - 69
• Main Authors: Chou, Yii-Her, Yang, Stephan S., Hsieh, Cheng-Hsing, Chang, Chin-Pao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2011
• Subjects: antibiotics; prophylaxis; surgical site infection; urological surgery; antibiotics; prophylaxis; surgical site infection; urological surgery

Surgical site infections and postoperative urinary tract infections are common causes of patient morbidity in urological surgery. Although the effectiveness of perisurgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (AMP) in reducing surgical site infections and postoperative urinary tract infections is well establi...