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Contact Congress Over Drug Shortage Issues

A Kentucky congressman is urging surgical facilities to contact their members of Congress and request that they sign his letter demanding changes to...

N.J. Posts ASC Inspection Reports Online

State and federal inspection reports of New Jersey's ASCs are now available online, giving patients an opportunity to make more informed choices abo...

Are Opioids Necessary?

While it's not always practical, or even possible, to eliminate opioids from your post-op pain management regiment, reducing their use in favor of n...

Archive > March, 2008 Vol. IX, No. 3

Administer Antibiotics Right on Time

How to infuse your pre-op antibiotic protocol with precision.

Georgianne Bauer

Do your patients receive pre-op antibiotics when they should? And by this, I'm referring to the standard definition of having patients receive the agents within 60 minutes of the first incision (or within 120 minutes for vancomycin).

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