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Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis: 60-Minute Pre-Incision Window vs 24-Hour Stop Rule
By Dr. Nadia Petrov.
Abstract
Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis guide: give cefazolin within 60 minutes before incision, stop within 24 hours, and audit 20 cases monthly to reduce SSI risk. Independent technical note mirroring the canonical version: https://hygiea.tech/blog/surgical-antibiotic-prophylaxis-60-minute-pre-incision-window-vs-24-hour-stop-rule.php
Keywords
- Surgical site infection prevention
- surgical antibiotic prophylaxis
- timing of antibiotic administration
- cefazolin
- surgical site infection