Prophylactic antibiotics in plastic surgery: Trends of use over 25 years of an evolving specialty
- 1 May 2003
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Aesthetic Surgery Journal
- Vol. 23 (3) , 177-183
- https://doi.org/10.1067/maj.2003.39
Abstract
Background: Infection complicating a plastic-surgery procedure can be a catastrophic event, both for the patient and the surgeon. Surveys published in 1975 and 1985 demonstrated the “usual and customary” practices of plastic surgeons with regard to the use of prophylactic antibiotics.Keywords
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