Use of prophylactic antibiotics following tube thoracostomy for blunt chest trauma in the prevention of empyema and pneumonia

J Inj Violence Res. 2014 Jul;6(2):91-2. doi: 10.5249/jivr.v6i2.11. Epub 2013 Sep 17.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Randomized Controlled Trial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Antibiotic Prophylaxis*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Empyema, Pleural / drug therapy
  • Empyema, Pleural / prevention & control*
  • Female
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / prevention & control*
  • Thoracic Injuries / surgery*
  • Thoracostomy / adverse effects
  • Thoracostomy / methods*
  • Trauma Centers
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents