Surgeon choice in the use of postdischarge antibiotics for prophylaxis following mastectomy with and without breast reconstruction

David K. Warren, Katelin B. Nickel, Christopher J. Hostler, Katherine Foy, Jennifer H. Han, Pam Tolomeo, Ian R. Banks, Victoria J. Fraser, Margaret A. Olsen

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)467-470
Number of pages4
JournalInfection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume42
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2021

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