Open AccessAntibiotic Prophylaxis in Transarterial Therapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Meta-Analysis
Author(s) -
Jun Wang,
Xiaodong He,
You Cheng Zhang
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
canadian journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-7237
pISSN - 0835-7900
DOI - 10.1155/2012/375956
Subject(s) - medicine , antibiotics , antibiotic prophylaxis , bacteremia , hepatocellular carcinoma , meta analysis , sepsis , incidence (geometry) , relative risk , randomized controlled trial , prospective cohort study , surgery , confidence interval , physics , optics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
The use of prophylactic antibiotics against postprocedure infection in patients undergoing transarterial therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma is controversial.
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