The American Journal of Surgery 2014-04-01

A randomized trial of antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of surgical site infection after open mesh-plug hernia repair

Takero Mazaki, Kazunari Mado, Hideki Masuda, Motomi Shiono, Noahiro Tochikura, Morio Kaburagi

Index: Am. J. Surg. 207(4) , 476-84, (2014)

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Abstract

Background The efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of surgical-site infection (SSI) after open tension-free inguinal hernia repair remains controversial.