Effectiveness of Antimicrobial Use and Diagnostic Testing in the Postoperative Setting for Colectomy, Craniectomy and Knee Arthroplasty

BACKGROUND: Patients with postoperative fevers tend to receive empiric antibiotics and a diagnostic workup even though postoperative fevers are frequently physiologic. The yield of postoperative workups ranges from 2–24%. Studying the effectiveness of antibiotic use and diagnostic testing across sur...

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Autores principales: Saeed, Huma, Grant, Jennifer, Bhaimia, Eric, Parikh, Ronak, Lahrman, Frances, McNulty, Moira C, Robicsek, Ari, Padman, Rema, Shah, Nirav
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631358/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.773

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5631358/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofx163.773

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