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- Title
Effect of postoperative antibiotic administration on postoperative infection following cholecystectomy for acute calculous cholecystitis: a randomized clinical trial.
- Authors
Regimbeau, Jean Marc; Fuks, David; Pautrat, Karine; Mauvais, Francois; Haccart, Vincent; Msika, Simon; Mathonnet, Muriel; Scotté, Michel; Paquet, Jean Christophe; Vons, Corinne; Sielezneff, Igor; Millat, Bertrand; Chiche, Laurence; Dupont, Hervé; Duhaut, Pierre; Cossé, Cyril; Diouf, Momar; Pocard, Marc; FRENCH Study Group
- Abstract
Ninety percent of cases of acute calculous cholecystitis are of mild (grade I) or moderate (grade II) severity. Although the preoperative and intraoperative antibiotic management of acute calculous cholecystitis has been standardized, few data exist on the utility of postoperative antibiotic treatment.
- Publication
JAMA, 2014, Vol 312, Issue 2, p145
- ISSN
1538-3598
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1001/jama.2014.7586