Prolonged Perioperative Antibiotics: A Hidden Problem

• Published in: Hospital pediatrics Vol. 12; no. 2; p. 125
• Main Authors: Salas, AnnaMaria, Williams, Manon C, Van Etten, Elise, Lewis, Lauren, MacBrayne, Christine E, Parker, Sarah K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.02.2022
• Subjects: Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Antibiotic Prophylaxis - methods; Child; Hospitals, Pediatric; Humans; Surgical Wound Infection - drug therapy; Surgical Wound Infection - prevention & control

National guidelines generally recommend 24 hours or less of surgical antibiotic prophylaxis. In a freestanding, regional children's hospital, we evaluated the duration of antibiotic surgical prophylaxis to identify targets for standardization of practice. All procedures performed in 2017 were e...