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ArticleJournal of orthopaedics

Antibiotic prophylaxis in orthopedic surgery; has the time to reconsider the current practice arrived?

Elisha Krasin, Yaniv Warschawski, Samuel Morgan, Michal Dekel

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Article in Journal of orthopaedics. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Addition of gentamicin for antibiotic prophylaxis in hip hemiarthroplasty does not decrease the rate of surgical site infection.European journal of trauma and emergency surgery : official publication of the European Trauma Society · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Elisha KrasinDivision of Orthopedic Surgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Yaniv WarschawskiDivision of Orthopedic Surgery, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Samuel MorganSackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
Michal DekelInfectious Diseases Unit, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The current practice of antibiotic prophylaxis in orthopedic surgery has existed almost 50 years yet little changes have been made. The incidence of methicillin resistant Methods: We studied the positive cultures after primary hip and knee joint replacement and trauma surgery at our department. Results: Our investigation substantiates the current reports of an increase in oxacillin resistance of Level of Evidence: Level III - retrospective cohort study.

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Antibiotic prophylaxisCephalosporinsOrthopedic surgeryPerioperative antibioticsPostoperative infection

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PMID35601208
PMCPMC9117254

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