Prophylactic 24 versus 48 h cephalosporins in cardiac surgery: A randomized trial
Using cefazolin or cefuroxime for 48 h instead of 24 h was more effective in reducing the overall surgical site infections rate up to 90 days after surgery.
Authors
- Khalid Alkhamees (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8350-4938)
- Mohammed Koudieh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-5893-4707)
- Hasan Tahir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2148-736X)
- Hesham F. Younis
- Mostafa Fadel
- Shukri Al Saif
- Farouk Oueida
- Mostafa Essa
- Abdulaziz Al Baradai
- Khalid Eskander
- Tarek Maharem
- Dina Al Balwai
- Abdullah Otabi
- Ghada Al Qudaihi
Institutions
- Saudi Heart Association (SA)
- Saud Al-babtain Cardiac Centre (SA)
- Qatif Central Hospital (SA)
- Dammam Central Hospital (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals
- Published
- 2024-11-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/02184923241297219
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57