Infection control : IC
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Infection control : IC · Mar 1981
Prophylactic antibiotics in pediatric orthopedic surgery: current practices.
A limited survey of 90 orthopedic surgery programs throughout the U. S. A. was conducted to determine the use of prophylactic antibiotics in pediatric orthopedic operations. ⋯ The first dose was administered before surgery in 89.6% of the operations. Prophylaxis was discontinued within five days in 96% of the operations. These data provide a pattern of the use of prophylaxis in pediatric orthopedic surgery.