{
    "abstract": "Infection following surgical procedures leads to significant morbidity and mortality in all age groups. Sterile techniques, antibiotic prophylaxis and improved postoperative wound care have contributed to the decline of surgical site infections since the early days of surgery. Recommendations on the use of perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis exist for adults, but are rare for the paediatric population. Here, we provide a standardised approach to the effective use of antimicrobial agents for the prevention of surgical site infections in children contributing to a targeted and rational perioperative use of antibiotics in Switzerland.",
    "authors": [
        {
            "affiliation": "Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.",
            "firstname": "Paolo",
            "initials": "P",
            "lastname": "Paioni"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Department of Paediatrics, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Switzerland.",
            "firstname": "Christoph",
            "initials": "C",
            "lastname": "Aebi"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Paediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Basel, Children's Hospital, Basel, Switzerland.",
            "firstname": "Julia",
            "initials": "J",
            "lastname": "Bielicki"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Paediatric Infectious Diseases, Lucerne Children's Hospital, Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Switzerland.",
            "firstname": "Michael",
            "initials": "M",
            "lastname": "Buettcher"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Unit of Paediatric Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, Service of Pediatrics, Department Woman-Mother-Child Department, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne, Switzerland.",
            "firstname": "Pierre Alex",
            "initials": "PA",
            "lastname": "Crisinel"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Children's Hospital of Eastern Switzerland, Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, St Gallen, Switzerland.\nCantonal Hospital St Gallen, Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, St Gallen, Switzerland.",
            "firstname": "Christian R",
            "initials": "CR",
            "lastname": "Kahlert"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Paediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Department of Paediatrics, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland.",
            "firstname": "No\u00e9mie",
            "initials": "N",
            "lastname": "Wagner"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Children's Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.",
            "firstname": "Christoph",
            "initials": "C",
            "lastname": "Berger"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": null,
            "firstname": null,
            "initials": null,
            "lastname": null
        }
    ],
    "conclusions": null,
    "copyrights": null,
    "doi": "10.4414/smw.2022.w30230",
    "journal": "Swiss medical weekly",
    "keywords": [],
    "methods": null,
    "publication_date": "2022-10-07",
    "pubmed_id": "36201236",
    "results": null,
    "title": "Swiss recommendations on perioperative antimicrobial prophylaxis in children.",
    "xml": "<Element 'PubmedArticle' at 0x788502eaf740>"
}