Is the use of antibiotic prophylaxis in pediatric laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair necessary?

• Main Authors: Ko Miyazaki (Author), Shinichi Noguchi (Author), Tsuyoshi Kondo (Author)
• Formato: Libro
• Publicado: Elsevier, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Purpose: The use of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) in pediatric laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair is controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of SAP on the surgical site infection (SSI) rate after laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair in pediatric patients. Methods: We...