Incidence of surgical infection in cefazolin 3 g versus 2 g for colorectal surgery in obese patients
Surgical prophylaxis with cefazolin 3 g, in combination with metronidazole, was not associated with decreased SSI compared to 2 g dosing in obese patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery.
Authors
- Rachel M. Kenney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3696-2204)
- Michael P. Veve (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5967-5211)
- Robert K. Cleary (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6375-7156)
- Curtis D. Collins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1028-2975)
- Kara K. Brockhaus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2488-996X)
- Eric Hartsfield
Institutions
- Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (US)
- Trinity Health (US)
- Wayne State University (US)
- Henry Ford Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2025-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2024.215
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01