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. 2024 Jun 3;9(1):e001304.
doi: 10.1136/tsaco-2023-001304. eCollection 2024.

Antibiotic prophylaxis in injury: an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee clinical consensus document

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Antibiotic prophylaxis in injury: an American Association for the Surgery of Trauma Critical Care Committee clinical consensus document

Rachel D Appelbaum et al. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Multiple Trauma; antibiotic prophylaxis.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: RG reports honoraria for lectures/presentations: Morristown Memorial Hospital—keynote speaker honorarium, payments made to the author; Leadership in Board/Society: Chair, Scientific Studies Committee, Surgical Infection Society—unpaid; Payment for Expert Testimony: Billing, Cochran, Lyles, Mauro & Ramsey PA; Rafi Law Firm; Foy & Associates PC. SM reports UpToDate—author royalty; AHRQ grant funding, but not related to this topic. TR reports receiving an honorarium from Stanford Hospital/Santa Clara Valley Medical Center for speaking at their annual trauma; support from the author's home institution (UC Davis) for attendance at meetings (WTA in 2022, 2023). DMS reports grant funding from PCORI, DoD, NIH, and NHTSA and consultant fees from CSL Behring.

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