Five days of postoperative antimicrobial therapy decreases infectious complications following pancreaticoduodenectomy in patients at risk for bile contamination.

Sourrouille, Isabelle

Five days of postoperative antimicrobial therapy decreases infectious complications following pancreaticoduodenectomy in patients at risk for bile contamination. [electronic resource] - HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association Jun 2013 - 473-80 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article

1477-2574

10.1111/hpb.12012 doi


Abdominal Abscess--microbiology
Aged
Anti-Infective Agents--administration & dosage
Bacterial Infections--diagnosis
Bile--microbiology
Chi-Square Distribution
Drug Administration Schedule
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Pancreatic Neoplasms--surgery
Pancreaticoduodenectomy--adverse effects
Respiratory Tract Infections--microbiology
Retrospective Studies
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Sepsis--microbiology
Surgical Wound Infection--microbiology
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Urinary Tract Infections--microbiology