2022
Do Cultures From Percutaneously Drained Intra-abdominal Abscesses Change Treatment? A Retrospective Review
Esposito A, Zhang Y, Nagarkatti N, Laird W, Coppersmith N, Reddy V, Leeds I, Mongiu A, Longo W, Hao R, Pantel H. Do Cultures From Percutaneously Drained Intra-abdominal Abscesses Change Treatment? A Retrospective Review. Diseases Of The Colon & Rectum 2022, 66: 451-457. PMID: 36538708, DOI: 10.1097/dcr.0000000000002644.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-abdominal abscessPercutaneous drainAntimicrobial therapyLos pacientesAbdominal abscessSingle university-affiliated institutionRetrospective medical record reviewEmpiric antibiotic regimensSolid organ transplantsMedical record reviewUniversity-affiliated institutionCulture dataAntibiotic coursesAbdominal infectionAntibiotic regimensActive smokersMedian ageActive chemotherapyRecord reviewEvidence-based practiceMedian lengthUtility of cultureFemale sexIntraoperative culturesInclusion criteria
2017
Treating Wisely
Leeds IL, Fabrizio A, Cosgrove SE, Wick EC. Treating Wisely. Annals Of Surgery 2017, 265: 871-873. PMID: 27735819, PMCID: PMC5378652, DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000002034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntibiotic misuseAntibiotic prescribing patternsPrimary care providersDay surgical careLocal quality improvement effortsPublic health threatQuality improvement effortsPrescribing patternsSurgical patientsEvidence-based practiceAntibiotic stewardshipSurgical diseaseSurgical careCare providersSurgeon's practiceHealth threatPractice improvementSurgeonsAntibiotic resistanceAntibiotic-resistant bacteriaCombat Antibiotic-Resistant BacteriaAntibioticsSurgeon interactionIll effectsNational attention