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Compliance With and Timing of Prophylactic Antibiotic Administration and Risk of Peristomal Wound Infection After Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy

Posted on July 15, 2016 by Alisa Likhitsup, Devika Kapuria, Wendell K. Clarkston

Current guidelines suggest prophylactic antibiotics should be administered 30 minutes before percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) placement in order to reduce gastrostomy site infections. We observed variations in administration of prophylactic an… Continue reading →

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