Do prophylactic antibiotics reduce the rate of infection post chest tube insertion?
Date First Published:
January 19, 2010
Last Updated:
January 19, 2010
Report by:
Dr Nigel Salter, SpR, Emergency Medicine (Midwestern Regional Hospital, Limerick)
Search checked by:
Dr Nigel Salter, Midwestern Regional Hospital, Limerick
Three-Part Question:
In [patients requiring chest tube insertion] are[prophylactic antibiotics better than conservative therapy] in [reducing rates of infection]?