Elimination of Routine Urinalysis before Elective Orthopaedic Surgery Reduces Antibiotic Utilization without Impacting Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection or Surgical Site Infection Rates

PURPOSE: Routine preoperative urinalysis has been the standard of care for the orthopedic population for decades, regardless of symptoms. Studies have demonstrated antibiotic overuse and low concordance between bacteria cultured from the surgical wound and the urine. Testing and treatment of asympto...

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Autores principales: Hollenbeck, Brian L., Hoffman, Megan, Fang, Christopher J., Counterman, Kevin, Cohen, Susan, Bell, Christine A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Hip Society 2021
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Original Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8654593/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34938692
http://dx.doi.org/10.5371/hp.2021.33.4.225

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8654593/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34938692
http://dx.doi.org/10.5371/hp.2021.33.4.225

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