Postoperative prophylactic antibiotics were not associated with decreased surgical site infections following hemilaminectomy in dogs: a retrospective study
Practicing antimicrobial stewardship through avoidance of antimicrobial prophylaxis in clean surgical procedures may not be clinically detrimental to outcomes in hemilaminectomy dogs.
Authors
- Ericka Jaramillo
- Steven Walker Frederick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4606-3632)
- Sarah K. Israel
Institutions
- San Antonio Regional Hospital (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
- Published
- 2025-01-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.24.10.0677
- Primary Topic
- Veterinary Orthopedics and Neurology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00