Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation CADTH. The timing of prophylactic antibiotics for surgery: a review of the clinical Evidence. Ottawa: Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH). Rapid Response - Summary with Critical Appraisal. 2013 Authors' conclusions From limited evidence, a trend was seen between timing of prophylactic antibiotic administration and infection risk. There was a lower risk of infection when surgical antibiotic prophylaxis was administered 30 to 60 minutes pre-operatively. This finding requires confirmation in well-designed trials. Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Antibiotic Prophylaxis; Humans; Preoperative Period; Surgical Wound Infection; Time Factors Language Published English Country of organisation Canada English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH), 865 Carling Avenue, Suite 600, Ottawa, Ontario Canada, K1S 5S8 Email: requests@cadth.ca AccessionNumber 32014000207 Date abstract record published 29/01/2014 |