Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Neonates and Children Undergoing Neurosurgery: A RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method Consensus Study

• Main Authors: Susanna Esposito (Author), Mino Zucchelli (Author), Sonia Bianchini (Author), Laura Nicoletti (Author), Sara Monaco (Author), Erika Rigotti (Author), Laura Venditto (Author), Cinzia Auriti (Author), Caterina Caminiti (Author), Elio Castagnola (Author), Giorgio Conti (Author), Maia De Luca (Author), Daniele Donà (Author), Luisa Galli (Author), Silvia Garazzino (Author), Stefania La Grutta (Author), Laura Lancella (Author), Mario Lima (Author), Giuseppe Maglietta (Author), Gloria Pelizzo (Author), Nicola Petrosillo (Author), Giorgio Piacentini (Author), Simone Pizzi (Author), Alessandro Simonini (Author), Simonetta Tesoro (Author), Elisabetta Venturini (Author), Fabio Mosca (Author), Annamaria Staiano (Author), Nicola Principi (Author), on behalf of the Peri-Operative Prophylaxis in Neonatal and Paediatric Age (POP-NeoPed) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pediatric neurosurgery is a highly specialized branch of surgery in which surgical site infections (SSIs) are potentially serious complications that can also adversely affect a good surgical outcome, compromising functional recovery and, in some cases, even putting the patient's life at risk. T...