Article de Prof. Dr. med. Beat Schnüriger, Senior Editor

Original Paper

"Importance of Perioperative Antibiotic Timing in Elective and Emergency Colorectal Surgery"

Sarah Peisl, Guido Beldi, Rami Sommerstein, Andreas Widmer, Stephan Harbarth, Beat Schnüriger.

J Am Coll Surg. 2025 Nov 10. doi: 10.1097/XCS.0000000000001686.

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Dear Readers of SWISS KNIFE

Beat Schnüriger, chirurgien viscéral à l'Hôpital de l'Île à Berne, devient nouveau Senior Editor de SWISS KNIFE. Il s'engage pour «un SWISS KNIFE informatif et divertissant!»