Cefazolin Might Be Adequate for Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Intra-Abdominal Infections without Sepsis: A Quality Improvement Study
Background: The adequate choice of perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis (PAP) could influence the risk of surgical site infections (SSIs) in general surgery. A new local PAP guideline was implemented in May 2017 and set the first-generation cefazolin (CFZ) instead the second-generation cefuroxime (C...
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Main Authors: | Güzin Surat (Author), Pascal Meyer-Sautter (Author), Jan Rüsch (Author), Johannes Braun-Feldweg (Author), Christian Karl Markus (Author), Christoph-Thomas Germer (Author), Johan Friso Lock (Author) |
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2022-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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