Once is not enough: withholding postoperative prophylactic antibiotics in prosthetic breast reconstruction is associated with an increased risk of infection - Clayton, John L; Bazakas, Andrea; Lee, Clara N; Hultman, C Scott; Halvorson, Eric G (Plastic and reconstructive surgery (1963), 2012)
Keywords: Administration, Oral; Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage; Antibiotic Prophylaxis; Breast Implantation - adverse effects; Breast Implantation - methods; Breast Neoplasms - epidemiology; Breast Neoplasms - surgery; Comorbidity; Diabetes Mellitus - epidemiology; Drug Administration Schedule; Female; Humans; Incidence; Infusions, Intravenous; Mastectomy; Middle Aged; Multivariate Analysis; Reconstructive Surgical Procedures - adverse effects; Reoperation; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Smoking - epidemiology; Surgical Wound Infection - epidemiology; Surgical Wound Infection - etiology; Surgical Wound Infection - prevention & control; Surgical Wound Infection - surgery; Withholding Treatment