Antibiotic Prescribing Practices of Emergency Physicians and Patient Expectations for Uncomplicated Lacerations

<p>Introduction: Prophylactic antibiotics have not been found to have a benefit in the setting of uncomplicated lacerations. We evaluated the proportion of patients with uncomplicated lacerations who are prescribed prophylactic antibiotics in the emergency department (ED), factors that physici...

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Published in:	Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Main Authors:	David A Talan, Anusha Krishnadasan, Gregory J Moran, Samuel Ong
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2011-05-01
Subjects:	antibiotic use emergency medicine lacerations
Online Access:	http://escholarship.org/uc/item/1k9984m1