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Surgeon choice in the use of postdischarge antibiotics for prophylaxis following mastectomy with and without breast reconstruction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 October 2020

David K. Warren Open the ORCID record for David K. Warren [Opens in a new window] ,
Katelin B. Nickel Open the ORCID record for Katelin B. Nickel [Opens in a new window] ,
Christopher J. Hostler Open the ORCID record for Christopher J. Hostler [Opens in a new window] ,
Katherine Foy ,
Jennifer H. Han ,
Pam Tolomeo Open the ORCID record for Pam Tolomeo [Opens in a new window] ,
Ian R. Banks ,
Victoria J. Fraser Open the ORCID record for Victoria J. Fraser [Opens in a new window] ,
Margaret A. Olsen Open the ORCID record for Margaret A. Olsen [Opens in a new window]  and
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David K. Warren
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
Katelin B. Nickel
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
Christopher J. Hostler
Affiliation:
Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina Infectious Diseases Section, Durham VA Health Care System, Durham, North Carolina
Katherine Foy
Affiliation:
Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina
Jennifer H. Han
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Present affiliation: GlaxoSmithKline, Rockville, Maryland
Pam Tolomeo
Affiliation:
Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ian R. Banks
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
Victoria J. Fraser
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri
Margaret A. Olsen*
Affiliation:
Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, Missouri Division of Public Health Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri
*
Author for correspondence: Margaret A. Olsen, E-mail: molsen@wustl.edu.
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Abstract

Multiple guidelines recommend discontinuation of prophylactic antibiotics <24 hours after surgery. In a multicenter, retrospective cohort of 2,954 mastectomy patients ± immediate breast reconstruction, we found that utilization of prophylactic postdischarge antibiotics varied dramatically at the surgeon level among general surgeons and was virtually universal among plastic surgeons.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 42 , Issue 4 , April 2021 , pp. 467 - 470
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