Prophylactic antibiotic use in pediatric burn units
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2004
Yazarlar: Mustafa Orkan ERGÜN, Ahmet ÇELİK, GÜLİZ ERGÜN, Mehmet Geylani ÖZOK
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC SURGERY, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, 2004, cilt 14, ss 422-426
Özet
Prophylactic antibiotic use in childhood burns is controversial. the effciency of antibiotic prophylaxis in 77 pediatric burn patients was evaluated. Forty-seven patients received prophylactic antibiotics (Group AP), while 30 patients received no prophylaxis (Group NP). Age, wound depth, day of admission, mechanism of burn injury, type of dressings were similar for both groups (p > 0.05).