Surgeon choice in the use of postdischarge antibiotics for prophylaxis following mastectomy with and without breast reconstruction

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Apr;42(4):467-470. doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.462. Epub 2020 Oct 12.

Abstract

Multiple guidelines recommend discontinuation of prophylactic antibiotics <24 hours after surgery. In a multicenter, retrospective cohort of 2,954 mastectomy patients ± immediate breast reconstruction, we found that utilization of prophylactic postdischarge antibiotics varied dramatically at the surgeon level among general surgeons and was virtually universal among plastic surgeons.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Aftercare
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Breast Neoplasms* / surgery
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mammaplasty*
  • Mastectomy
  • Patient Discharge
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Surgeons*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents