| Title |
Use of antibiotic prophylaxis in elective inguinal hernia repair in adults in London and south-east England: a cross-sectional survey
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Hernia, March 2013
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10029-013-1061-3 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
A. M. Aiken, J. B. Haddow, N. R. A. Symons, S. Kaptanis, A. C. Katz-Summercorn, D. Debnath, H. Dent, S. Tayeh, V. Kung, S. Clark, J. Gahir, S. Dindyal, S. Farag, A. Lazaridis, C. P. Bretherton, S. Williams, A. Currie, H. West, J. Davies, S. Arora, A. Kheraj, B. M. Stubbs, N. Yassin, S. Mallappa, G. Garrett, S. Hislop, A. Bhangu, Y. Abbey, I. Al-Shoek, U. Ahmad, G. Sharp, A. Memarzadeh, A. Patel, F. Ali, H. Kaderbhai, C. H. Knowles |
| Abstract |
Evidence regarding whether or not antibiotic prophylaxis is beneficial in preventing post-operative surgical site infection in adult inguinal hernia repair is conflicting. A recent Cochrane review based on 17 randomised trials did not reach a conclusion on this subject. This study aimed to describe the current practice and determine whether clinical equipoise is prevalent. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 6 | 86% |
| Unknown | 1 | 14% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 43% |
| Members of the public | 2 | 29% |
| Scientists | 2 | 29% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 60 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Postgraduate | 8 | 13% |
| Other | 7 | 12% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 8% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 14 | 23% |
| Unknown | 15 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 28 | 47% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 5 | 8% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 2 | 3% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 2 | 3% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 4 | 7% |
| Unknown | 17 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
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#5,964,818
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Outputs from Hernia
#248
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Outputs of similar age
#50,298
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Outputs of similar age from Hernia
#4
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