Key references: Surgical prophylaxis for cardiac surgery

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  • Bratzler DW, Dellinger EP, Olsen KM, Perl TM, Auwaerter PG, Bolon MK, et al. Clinical practice guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery. Am J Health Syst Pharm 2013;70(3):195–283. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23327981
  • Paruk F, Sime FB, Lipman J, Roberts JA. Dosing antibiotic prophylaxis during cardiopulmonary bypass-a higher level of complexity? A structured review.  Int J Antimicrob Agents 2017;49(4):395–402 .[PubMed]
  • Regueiro A, Linke A, Latib A, Ihlemann N, Urena M, Walther T, et al. Association between transcatheter aortic valve replacement and subsequent infective endocarditis and in-hospital death. JAMA 2016;316(10):1083–92. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27623462
  • Takagane A, Mohri Y, Konishi T, Fukushima R, Noie T, Sueyoshi S, et al. Randomized clinical trial of 24 versus 72 h antimicrobial prophylaxis in patients undergoing open total gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Br J Surg 2017;104(2):e158–e64. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28121044