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, Jeffrey H., Paul R. Rosenbaum, Martha E. Trudeau, Wei Chen, Xuernei Zhang, Scott A. Lorch, Rachel Rapaport Kelz, Rachel E. Mosher, and Orit Even-Shosan. 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

Title: Preoperative Antibiotics and Mortality in the Elderly
Publication: Ann Surg
Publication Date: 2005
Authors: Silber, Jeffrey H., Paul R. Rosenbaum, Martha E. Trudeau, Wei Chen, Xuernei Zhang, Scott A. Lorch, Rachel Rapaport Kelz, Rachel E. Mosher, and Orit Even-Shosan
Volume & Issue: Volume 242, Issue 1
Pages: 107-14
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