Delay of Antibiotic Administration Greater than 2 Hours Predicts Surgical Site Infection in Open Fractures
Erika Roddy, Joseph T. Patterson, Utku Kandemir
Topics & Concepts
MedicineAntibioticsTrauma centerOpen fractureEmergency departmentSurgical site infectionProphylactic antibioticClinical endpointInternal fixationSurgeryHazard ratioAntibiotic prophylaxisOrthopedic surgeryInternal medicineRetrospective cohort studyRandomized controlled trialConfidence intervalPsychiatryBiologyMicrobiologyBone fractures and treatmentsOrthopedic Infections and TreatmentsSurgical site infection prevention