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Antibiotic prophylaxis in open inguinal hernia repair: a literature review and summary of current knowledge

More than 1 million inguinal hernia repairs are performed in Europe and the US annually. Although antibiotic prophylaxis is not required in clean, elective procedures, the routine use of implants (90% of inguinal hernia repairs are performed with mesh) makes the topic controversial. The European Her...

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Autores principales: Zamkowski, Mateusz T., Makarewicz, Wojciech, Ropel, Jerzy, Bobowicz, Maciej, Kąkol, Michał, Śmietański, Maciej
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Termedia Publishing House 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5095278/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27829934
http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/wiitm.2016.62800