[Preventive antibiotic therapy in neurosurgery].
The swiss neurosurgeons were asked to give their own politics on prophylactic antibiotics. The results of this enquiry are given. Post-operative infections in the Neurosurgical Clinic of Geneva in a four-year period were at a satisfactorily low rate and demonstrated the importance of many factors of risk. Guide lines for a reasonable prophylaxis in three groups of operations are given, with a precise schedule for each group. It is suggested that ones own surgical technique be severely criticized before considering prophylactic antibiotics.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001921:Brain / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D012306:Risk; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
L'antibiothérapie prophylactique en neurochirurgie.