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ReviewGynecologic oncology reports2024

Quality corner: Safely using cephalosporins in almost all patients with penicillin allergies: Mini-review and suggested protocol to improve efficacy and surgical outcomes.

Teresa K L Boitano, Abinash Virk, J Michael Straughn, Sean C Dowdy

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Review in Gynecologic oncology reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

0 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Teresa K L BoitanoDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Abinash VirkDivision of Public Health, Infectious Diseases, and Occupational Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
J Michael StraughnDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
Sean C DowdyDivision of Gynecologic Oncology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA.
University of Alabama at Birmingham · USMayo Clinic · USMayo Clinic in Arizona · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Surgical site infections (SSI) are one of the most common gynecologic oncology postoperative complications and they have a significant deleterious impact on the healthcare system and in patients' outcomes. Cefazolin is the recommended antibiotic in women undergoing gynecologic surgical procedures that require that require prophylaxis. However, 10-20% of patients may report a penicillin allergy which can result in administration of a less effective antibiotic. This quality review evaluated the literature around this common perioperative issue and demonstrated that healthcare teams should consider the implementation of a protocol to safely use cefazolin in most patients with a penicillin allergy. Overall, literature shows this is a safe adjustment and would improve antimicrobial stewardship, decrease SSI rates, avoid acute kidney injury, and increase cost savings.

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Antimicrobial stewardshipCost savingsPostoperative careQuality improvementSurgical site infections

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PMID38623269
PMCPMC11016857
OpenAlexW4394611020

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