Prophylactic Intravenous Antibiotic Use in Thyroglossal Duct and Branchial Cleft Cyst Excision: A NSQIP‐P Analysis
PIAB use in pediatric TGDC and BCC excisions varies with clinicodemographic factors but did not consistently reduce adverse outcomes. These findings underscore the need to reevaluate the necessity of PIAB and encourage further investigations to develop evidence-based guidelines for pediatric neck mass surgery.
Authors
- Daniel C. Chelius (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2378-2522)
- Anthony M. Sheyn (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5924-3689)
- Cyrus W. Abrahamson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6359-5393)
- Jill N. D'Souza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-5894-0155)
- David J. Fei-Zhang
- Thomas Q McClelland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1653-3193)
- Jeffrey C Rastatter
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Lurie Children's Hospital (US)
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center (US)
- Baylor College of Medicine (US)
- Children's Hospital of New Orleans (US)
- Texas Children's Hospital (US)
- Le Bonheur Children's Hospital (US)
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Otolaryngology
- Published
- 2026-03-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ohn.70186
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Anomalies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00