The "Torment" of Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis among Surgeons

• Main Authors: Massimo Sartelli (Author), Federico Coccolini (Author), Angeloantonio Carrieri (Author), Francesco M. Labricciosa (Author), Enrico Cicuttin (Author), Fausto Catena (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) is one of the peri-operative measures for preventing surgical site infections (SSIs). Its goal is to counteract the proliferation of bacteria in the surgical site during intervention in order to reduce the risk of SSIs. SAP should be administered for surgical in...