Researchers identified that the routine use of prophylactic antibiotics in infants who are having pyloromyotomy might not ...

Timing of Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis and the Risk of Surgical Site Infection . Hawn MT, Richman JS, Vick CC, et al JAMA Surg. 2013 March 20.[Epub ahead of print] ...

According to the study results, only 3.2% of the vancomycin used for surgical prophylaxis was given to patients with known MRSA colonization or a history of MRSA infection (503/15,726).

National Variability and Appropriateness of Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis in US Children’s Hospitals. JAMA Pediatrics , 2016; DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0019 Cite This Page : ...

Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common complication of adult and pediatric surgery. Appropriate use of perioperative surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) can help to minimize the incidence of ...

Surgical patients with a documented beta-lactam allergy were nine times less likely to receive the preferred first-line antibiotic cefazolin but more likely to receive riskier, alternative ...

Such a strategy might guide a more sustainable framework that preserves the efficacy of surgical prophylaxis while limiting the trend of escalation to more broadly acting agents in the face of ...

Delays prior to surgery and the type of antibiotic prophylaxis administered prior to surgery may affect surgical site infection rates, according to research presented at the American Academy of ...

Surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP) given after umbilical cord clamping did not increase surgical site infection (SSI) rates in women undergoing cesarean section compared with SAP given ...

SAN DIEGO, CA—A one-time dose of gentamicin, or vancomycin plus gentamicin, for surgical prophylaxis in older patients undergoing radical cystectomy is a safe option, with no increased risk of ...

Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis Study Summary . Hawn and colleagues contributed to the existing data in this field by undertaking a retrospective cohort study of prophylactic antibiotic timing for ...