Is Antibiotic Prophylaxis mandatory for Hemorrhoidectomy ?

<BODY> <CENTER><A TARGET="_top" HREF="/sentiers/edition/theses/catalogue.html"><IMG SRC="../../images/b_catalogue.gif" ALT="Retour au catalogue des thèses" Border="0" WIDTH="109" height="35"></A></CENTER> <BR><BR> <P><A TARGET="BodyFrame" HREF="these_front.html#i"><STRONG>Acknowledgement</STRONG></A></P> <HR NOSHADE> <UL> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.1"><STRONG>1. Résumé</STRONG></A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.2"><STRONG>2. Introduction</STRONG></A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.3"><STRONG>3. Objective</STRONG></A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.4"><STRONG>4. Hemorrhoids</STRONG></A> <UL> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.4.1">4.1 Definition</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.4.2">4.2 Pathophysiology</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.4.3">4.3 Classification</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.4.4">4.4 Surgical treatment</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.4.5">4.5 Postoperative care</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.4.6">4.6 Complications of surgical treatment</A> </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.5"><STRONG>5. Surgical infections and prophylactic antibiotics</STRONG></A> <UL> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.5.7">5.1 Use of prophylactic antibiotics</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.5.8">5.2 Prescription of prophylactic antibiotics</A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.5.9">5.3 Protocol for PAB in digestive surgery</A> </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.6"><STRONG>6. Method</STRONG></A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.7"><STRONG>7. Results</STRONG></A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.8"><STRONG>8. Discussion</STRONG></A> </LI> <LI><A HREF="these_body.html#th.0.9"><STRONG>9. Conclusion</STRONG></A> </LI> </UL> <HR NOSHADE> <P><A HREF="these_back.html#ii"><STRONG>10. References</STRONG></A></P> </BODY>