Eliminated routine postorthotopic liver transplant antibiotics in uncomplicated patients leads to equivalent safety outcomes.

Jesica YauJillian DannJennifer GeystonHeather Cox HallShawn PelletierCosti D Sifri

Published in: Antimicrobial stewardship & healthcare epidemiology : ASHE (2022)

This study provides evidence that limiting the duration of prophylactic antibiotics postoperatively and treating most patients with only intraoperative antibiotics is safe.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
urinary tract infection
insulin resistance
patient reported