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ArticleAnnals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery2018

Role of prophylactic antibiotics in elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Sang Hoon Kim, Hee Chul Yu, Jae Do Yang, Sung Woo Ahn, Hong Pil Hwang

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Article in Annals of hepato-biliary-pancreatic surgery, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sang Hoon KimDepartment of Surgery, Chonbuk National University Medical School and Hospital, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk University Hospital, and Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea.
Hee Chul YuDepartment of Surgery, Chonbuk National University Medical School and Hospital, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk University Hospital, and Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea.
Jae Do YangDepartment of Surgery, Chonbuk National University Medical School and Hospital, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk University Hospital, and Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea.
Sung Woo AhnDepartment of Surgery, Chonbuk National University Medical School and Hospital, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk University Hospital, and Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea.
Hong Pil HwangDepartment of Surgery, Chonbuk National University Medical School and Hospital, Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Chonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Chonbuk University Hospital, and Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea.
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6 · The paper itself

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aimsThe role of prophylactic antibiotics for laparoscopic cholecystectomy in low-risk patients is still unclear. This study aimed to verify the conclusion of previous meta-analyses concerning the effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis for elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy in low-risk patients.

methodsComprehensive literature searches were performed on electric databases and manual searches. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs), prospective studies, and retrospective studies comparing antibiotic prophylaxis to placebo or no antibiotics in low-risk elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy were included.

resultsThis study included 28 RCTs, three prospective studies, and three retrospective studies. In RCTs, prophylactic antibiotics did not prevent deep surgical site infections (SSI) (RR 1.10, 95% confidence interval [CI] [0.45-2.69],

conclusionsThe use of prophylactic antibiotics is effective for reducing the incidence of SSI and superficial SSI but is not effective for preventing deep SSI in low-risk patients who underwent elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

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Antibiotic prophylaxisLaparoscopic cholecystectomyMeta-analysis

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