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Prophylactic Antibiotic Use Prior to Port Placement and Its Effect on Insertion-Related Infection Rates: A Five-Year Retrospective Review

Authors :
Hubert E. Smith
Saher S. Sabri
Neil K. Jain
Zuby J. Syed
Quang H. Nguyen
Donna C. Buckley
Source :
The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology, Vol 08, Iss 01, Pp 031-035 (2024)
Publication Year :
2024
Publisher :
Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 2024.

Abstract

Purpose The aim of this study was to compare insertion-related port infection rates between patients who received intraprocedural prophylactic antibiotics versus those who did not.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
25427075 and 25427083
Volume :
08
Issue :
01
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
The Arab Journal of Interventional Radiology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.8ea16461e3954fd6a64020e1b444dc41
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0044-1779492