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Pre-surgery antibiotic use reduces 6-day mortality by 50% in elderly
Effective pre-surgery antibiotic use can reduce 60-day mortality in the elderly by 50%.
Silber J, Rosenbaum P, Trudeau M, Chen W, et al. Preoperative Antibiotics and Mortality in the Elderly. Ann Surg. 2005; 242(1): 107-14. http://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Abstract/2005/07000/Preoperative_Antibiotics_and_Mortality_in_the.15.aspx