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Surgeon Choice in the Use of Post-Discharge Antibiotics for Prophylaxis Following Mastectomy With and Without Breast Reconstruction
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10 12 2020
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Source: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. :1-4
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Alternative Title:Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
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Description:Multiple guidelines recommend discontinuation of prophylactic antibiotics <24 hours after surgery. In a multicenter, retrospective cohort of 2,954 mastectomy patients ± immediate breast reconstruction, we found that utilization of prophylactic postdischarge antibiotics varied dramatically at the surgeon level among general surgeons and was virtually universal among plastic surgeons.
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Pubmed ID:33040748
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC8039058
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