Single dose IV Antibiotic for Low-Energy Extremity Gunshot Wounds

Single dose IV Antibiotic for Low-Energy Extremity Gunshot Wounds

Objective:. To prospectively determine infection rate following low-energy extremity GSWs with a single dose IV antibiotic protocol. Summary Background Data:. Previous work suggests that a single IV antibiotic dose, without formal surgical debridement, mitigates infection risk. Methods:. Over 35 mon...

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Main Authors: Mai P. Nguyen, MD, Jonathan C. Savakus, MD, Natasha M. Simske, BS, Michael S. Reich, MD, Ryan Furdock, MD, Joseph F. Golob, Jr., MD, Amy A. McDonald, MD, John J. Como, MD, MPH, Heather A. Vallier, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Health 2022-03-01
Series:Annals of Surgery Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/AS9.0000000000000136

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