Antibiotic utilization in endoscopic dacryocystorhinostomy: a multi-institutional study and review of the literature.

Nina S BoalAna Carolina ChiouNatalie SadlakV Adrian SarmientoDaniel R LefebvreAlberto G Distefano

Published in: Orbit (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (2023)

Our data suggest antibiotics may be beneficial only when patients have a recent or active dacryocystitis prior to surgery. Otherwise, our data do not support the routine use of antibiotic prophylaxis in endo-DCR.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
electronic health record
newly diagnosed
minimally invasive
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
big data
peritoneal dialysis
machine learning
coronary artery disease
data analysis
artificial intelligence
surgical site infection