Journal article
Postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis in total hip and knee arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis is currently the standard of care for patients undergoing total hip and knee arthroplasty. We evaluated the evidence for this practice in the reduction of surgical-site infections.
METHODS: We systematically searched MEDLINE, Embase and the Cochrane Library for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published up to Aug. 15, 2014. We included all RCTs that compared postoperative antibiotic …
Authors
Thornley P; Evaniew N; Riediger M; Winemaker M; Bhandari M; Ghert M
Journal
CMAJ Open, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. e338–e343
Publisher
Joule
Publication Date
September 25, 2015
DOI
10.9778/cmajo.20150012
ISSN
2291-0026