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41. Impact of the Development of a Perioperative Antibiotic Pathway on Antibiotic Duration of Therapy, C.difficile Infection Rates and Surgical Site Infection Rates in the Adult Facial Reconstruction Population

BACKGROUND: There is variability in the duration of peri-operative antibiotic prophylaxis for free flap reconstructions (FFRs) of the head and neck. Complications of FFRs such as surgical site infections (SSIs), can be devastating and lead to vessel thrombosis and flap loss. Infection rates for head...

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Autores principales: McDonnell, Lindsay, Kennedy, Leigh A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7776077/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.086