Antibiotic prophylaxis in surgery. (SIGN Guideline No 104)

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Mr Graeme Couper Consultant General and Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeon,
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Professor Bal Dhillon Consultant Ophthalmologist, Princess Alexandra Eye
Pavilion, Edinburgh
Mr Christopher Driver Consultant in Paediatric Surgery, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Mr Jonothan Earnshaw Consultant General and Vascular Surgeon, Gloucestershire
Royal Infirmary
Dr ove Furnes Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Haukeland University
Hospital, Bergen, Norway
Ms Theresa Fyffe On behalf of members of the Royal College of Nursing
20 Cavendish Square, London
Mr Constantinos Hajivassiliou Consultant in Paediatric Surgery, Royal Hospital for Sick
Children, Glasgow
Mr Roland Ingram Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Professor Norman lannigan Lead Pharmacist Acute Services and Innovation, NHS
Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Dr Russell lees Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Raigmore
Hospital, Inverness
Ms Aileen McKinley Consultant General and Colorectal Surgeon,
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
Mr Joe McManners Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Falkirk and
District Royal Infirmary
Dr Allan Merry General Practitioner, South Beach Surgery, Ardrossan
Professor Khursheed Moos Consultant Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon,
Glasgow Dental Hospital
Mr John Murie Consultant Vascular Surgeon, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh
Professor Kurt Naber President of the International Society of Chemotherapy,
St. Elisabeth-Hospital, Straubing, Germany
Mr James Robb Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Royal Hospital for Sick
Children, Edinburgh
Dr Stuart Roxburgh Consultant Ophthalmologist, Ninewells Hospital and
Medical School, Dundee
Professor David Rowley Honorary Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Ninewells
Hospital and Medical School, Dundee
Professor Hamish Simpson Professor of Trauma and Orthopaedics, University of
Edinburgh
Mr Patrick Walsh Consultant Breast Surgeon, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness
Professor George Youngson Professor of Paediatric Surgery, Royal Aberdeen
Children’s Hospital
10.3.3 SIGN EDIToRIAl GRouP
As a final quality control check, the guideline is reviewed by an editorial group including the
relevant specialty representatives on SIGN Council to ensure that the specialist reviewers’
comments have been addressed adequately and that any risk of bias in the guideline
development process as a whole has been minimised. The editorial group for this guideline
was as follows:
Dr Keith Brown Chair of SIGN; Co-Editor
Mr Andrew de Beaux Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
Dr Safia Qureshi SIGN Programme Director; Co-Editor
Dr Sara Twaddle Director of SIGN; Co-Editor