title: [Short-term antibiotic prophylaxis in elective abdominal surgery].
abstract: The frequency of the infections in the surgical pounds is still high, and remarkably affects the cost of surgical patient: this is prevailingly due to the extension of hospitalization because of the infective complication. The Authors recognized the S.T.P. as a technique significantly reducing the risks of infection, without remarkably affecting the costs, and exempt from the secondary effects consequent to the extended antibiotic prophylaxis.
mesh_terms: D000005:Abdomen / Q000601:surgery*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D011292:Premedication; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: La profilassi antibiotica a breve termine nella chirurgia addominale di elezione.