Timing of Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Preventing Surgical Site Infections in Foot and Ankle Surgery

Timing of Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Preventing Surgical Site Infections in Foot and Ankle Surgery

Category: Other Introduction/Purpose: Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most troublesome outcomes after any surgery, for both patient and surgeon. In addition to significant morbidity for patients, SSIs have been hallmarked as an important metric in value-based purchasing by CMS. Surgical...

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Main Authors: Direk Tantigate MD, Eugene Jang MD, MS, Mani Seetharaman MD, MS, Peter C. Noback BA, Anna M. Heijne BSc, Justin Greisberg MD, J Turner Vosseller MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-08-01
Series:Foot & Ankle Orthopaedics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2473011416S00082

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