Are Prophylactic Postoperative Antibiotics Necessary after Masculinizing Mastectomy with Free Nipple Graft? A Single-institution Retrospective Review

Summary:. Antibiotic overuse, particularly in the postoperative period, has contributed substantially to increased rates of antibiotic resistance. Despite insufficient evidence to support prolonged prophylactic antibiotics following the majority of plastic surgery operations, and societal recommenda...

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Main Authors: Oren Ganor, MD, Nicholas G. Cuccolo, BS, Divya Jolly, MS, Elizabeth R. Boskey, MPH, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2020-01-01
Series:Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global Open
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/prsgo/fulltext/10.1097/GOX.0000000000002615