Surgical Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Abdominal Surgery for Neonates and Paediatrics: A RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method Consensus Study

• Main Authors: Sonia Bianchini (Author), Erika Rigotti (Author), Sara Monaco (Author), Laura Nicoletti (Author), Cinzia Auriti (Author), Elio Castagnola (Author), Giorgio Conti (Author), Luisa Galli (Author), Mario Giuffrè (Author), Stefania La Grutta (Author), Laura Lancella (Author), Andrea Lo Vecchio (Author), Giuseppe Maglietta (Author), Nicola Petrosillo (Author), Carlo Pietrasanta (Author), Nicola Principi (Author), Simonetta Tesoro (Author), Elisabetta Venturini (Author), Giorgio Piacentini (Author), Mario Lima (Author), Annamaria Staiano (Author), Susanna Esposito (Author), the Peri-Operative Prophylaxis in Neonatal and Paediatric Age (POP-NeoPed) (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Surgical site infections (SSIs), i.e., surgery-related infections that occur within 30 days after surgery without an implant and within one year if an implant is placed, complicate surgical procedures in up to 10% of cases, but an underestimation of the data is possible since about 50% of SSIs occur...