A single-centre, retrospective study on the impact of omitting preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis on wound infections in minor orthopedic implant removals
Withholding POAP in elective IR procedures does not significantly increase wound infection rates, suggesting it may be unnecessary in uncomplicated cases.
Authors
- Valentin Neuhaus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4012-5628)
- Yannik Kalbas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1550-328X)
- Christian Hierholzer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-5009-2608)
- Claudio Canal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6486-2481)
- Jan Hambrecht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-4152-7465)
- Cyrill Pfammatter
Institutions
- University of Zurich (CH)
- University Hospital of Zurich (CH)
- Spital Thurgau (Switzerland) (CH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery
- Published
- 2025-02-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00068-025-02769-y
- Primary Topic
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Universität Zürich