Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Neonates and Children Undergoing Dental, Maxillo-Facial or Ear-Nose-Throat (ENT) Surgery: A RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method Consensus Study

• Main Authors: Erika Rigotti (Author), Sonia Bianchini (Author), Laura Nicoletti (Author), Sara Monaco (Author), Elena Carrara (Author), Francesca Opri (Author), Roberta Opri (Author), Caterina Caminiti (Author), Daniele Donà (Author), Mario Giuffré (Author), Alessandro Inserra (Author), Laura Lancella (Author), Alessandro Mugelli (Author), Giorgio Piacentini (Author), Nicola Principi (Author), Simonetta Tesoro (Author), Elisabetta Venturini (Author), Annamaria Staiano (Author), Alberto Villani (Author), Enrico Sesenna (Author), Claudio Vicini (Author), Susanna Esposito (Author), on behalf of the Peri-Operative Prophylaxis in Neonatal and Paediatric Age (POP-NeoPed) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Surgical site infections (SSIs) represent a potential complication in surgical procedures, mainly because clean/contaminated surgery involves organs that are normally colonized by bacteria. Dental, maxillo-facial and ear-nose-throat (ENT) surgeries are among those that carry a risk of SSIs because t...