Antibiotics Within One Hour for Pediatric Open Lower Extremity Fractures May Not be Warranted as a Quality Metric

Marlene Jacobo, Areg Grigorian, Lourdes Swentek, Laura F. Goodman, Yigit Guner, Patrick T. Delaplain, Jeffry Nahmias

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)59-64
Number of pages6
JournalAmerican Surgeon
Volume91
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 1 2025
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Surgery

Keywords

  • antibiotics
  • lower extremity
  • open fractures
  • pediatric
  • surgical site infection
  • trauma

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