Eliminated routine postorthotopic liver transplant antibiotics in uncomplicated patients leads to equivalent safety outcomes

• Main Authors: Jesica Yau (Author), Jillian Dann (Author), Jennifer Geyston (Author), Heather Cox Hall (Author), Shawn Pelletier (Author), Costi D. Sifri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objective: The purpose of this retrospective study was to evaluate safety and efficacy end points of a postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis protocol in liver transplant (LT) patients, which was revised to limit antibiotic use. Methods: In the routine antibiotics group (RA), patients routine...