Piloting a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study design at a community hospital to evaluate prophylactic antibiotics in endoscopic carpal tunnel release: Clinical, logistic, and economic considerations

Introduction: Surgical site infection is low following endoscopic carpal tunnel release (ECTR), yet antibiotic prophylaxis is still common in these procedures. This study piloted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study design at a community hospital to generate discourse in support of d...

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Main Authors: Derek Hayden, Chelsea Bush, Richard Trevino
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Orthoplastic Surgery
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666769X21000294