The Association Between Postoperative Prophylactic Antibiotics and Severe Infections After Cochlear Implantation: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Occurrence of postoperative infection leading to explantation and hospitalization was not significantly associated with the use of postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis. However, infections were higher in patients not receiving antibiotic prophylaxis, despite having a lower risk of postoperative infection.
Authors
- Christian Emil Faber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5078-6481)
- Jesper Roed Sørensen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4351-8873)
- Mohamed Taha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7449-7369)
- Thomas Hudlebusch Meldgaard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8562-6568)
Institutions
- Odense University Hospital (DK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Otology & Neurotology
- Published
- 2024-12-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mao.0000000000004393
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57