| pubmed-article:2237654 | pubmed:abstractText | The authors investigated during operation the bacteriological findings in the bronchial secretion of the respiratory pathways of resected lungs. Of 100 patients whom they included in the group they detected a positive finding in 42. Wound in 27 patients. Twenty of them had a positive bacteriological finding in the lower respiratory pathways. The authors discuss the problem of prophylactic use of antibiotics in pulmonary surgery. Based on data in the literature and their own observations, the authors recommend preventive administration of antibiotics in pulmonary surgery. | lld:pubmed |
