REF: 2018-308
Subject: Surgery for open fractures
Request:
- Does the Trust perform surgery for open fractures?
- Does the Trust have a specific guideline/policy regarding antibiotic prophylaxis for patients with open fractures?
o If yes, please could this be emailed to me
o If no, what is the commonest form of antibiotic propylaxis (and duration) that these patients are given?
Response:
| 1. Does the Trust perform surgery for open fractures? | Yes
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| 2. Does the Trust have a specific guideline/policy regarding antibiotic prophylaxis for patients with open fractures?
o If yes, please could this be emailed to me o If no, what is the commonest form of antibiotic propylaxis (and duration) that these patients are given?
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See file attached.
2016+Orthopaedic+Antibiotic+prophylaxis [47 kb] PDF |