title: [General principles for the choice of antibiotics in surgical prophylaxis (analysis of a consensus conference)].
abstract: A consensus conference on antibiotic prophylaxis in a surgical environment, organized in December, 1992 by the French Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Society, allows assessing the usefulness, safety, cost and indications of antibiotic prophylaxis by answering the major questions asked: Which surgery should benefit from antibiotic prophylaxis? What are the practical modalities of prescription? What are the reasons of the choice? What is the economic and environmental impact of antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery?
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation, Hôpital Nord, Marseille.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martin
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Principes généraux du choix d'un antibiotique pour l'antibioprophylaxie en chirurgie (analyse d'une réunion de consensus).