Association between Antibiotic Redosing Prior to Incision and Risk of Incisional Site Infection in Children with Appendicitis.
Shannon L CrammNicole M ChandlerDionne A GrahamShaun M KunisakiRobert T RussellMartin L BlakelyAaron M LipskarMyron AllukianDanielle I AronowitzBrendan T CampbellDevon T CollinsSarah J CommanderRobert A CowlesJennifer R DeFazioJoseph R EsparazChristina FengCornelia L GriggsRichard A GuyerDavid N HannaAnastasia M KahanOlivia A KeaneAbdulraouf LamoshiCarla M LopezElizabeth PaceMaia D ReganMatthew T SantoreStefan ScholzElisabeth T TracySacha A WilliamsLucy ZhangShawn J RangelPublished in: Annals of surgery (2022)
Redosing of antibiotics within one hour of incision in children who received their initial dose within 6 hours of incision was not associated with reduction in risk of incisional site infection unless cefoxitin was used as the initial antibiotic.