The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology
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Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol
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Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol · Feb 1978
Single dose preoperative prophylactic antibiotic in vaginal hysterectomy.
A retrospective study of patients following vaginal hysterectomy showed a postoperative morbidity of 75%. A trial of a single preoperative intravenous injection of cephalothin sodium to patients about to undergo vaginal hysterectomy showed a significant (P less than 0.01) reduction in postoperative morbidity.