Epidemiology, Incidence of Infection, and Antibiotic Use in Pediatric Traumatic Ear Lacerations
Pediatric ear lacerations mostly affect boys aged 2-5 years and are usually repaired under local anesthesia in the ED. The incidence of infection is low, and the routine prescription of prophylactic oral antibiotics appears to have a limited impact on the overall incidence of surgical site infection. Further studies are needed to validate these findings.
Authors
- Uldis Bite
- Basel Sharaf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8584-2220)
- Brooke E. Willborg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7575-8252)
- Waleed O. Gibreel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2082-6654)
- Samir Mardini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6434-4676)
- Lauren Gates-Tanzer
- Alexandre Meira Pazelli
- Jainaha K. Srikumar
Institutions
- Seva Mandir (IN)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Plastic Surgery
- Published
- 2025-05-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/sap.0000000000004325
- Primary Topic
- Ear Surgery and Otitis Media
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00