Improving perioperative prophylactic antibiotic prescribing using a novel decision-support tool
In this first-ever intervention designed to direct SAP prescribing based on patient-specific variables, we significantly improved appropriate SAP selection and reduced SSIs across a comprehensive list of surgical procedures.
Authors
- Kyle R. Kirkham (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3892-1345)
- T.D. Jackson
- Tariq Esmail
- Mark McIntyre
- Alon Vaisman
Institutions
- Mount Sinai Hospital (CA)
- University Health Network (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
- Published
- 2026-01-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkag015
- Primary Topic
- Surgical site infection prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00