Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
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J. Gastrointest. Surg. · Nov 2008
Review Meta AnalysisRole of prophylactic antibiotics in laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a meta-analysis.
The role of prophylactic antibiotics in laparoscopic cholecystectomy in low-risk patients is controversial. We conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy of prophylactic antibiotics in low-risk patients (those without cholelithiasis or cholangitis) undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy. ⋯ Prophylactic antibiotics do not prevent infections in low-risk patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy.