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- Title
ASHP Therapeutic Guidelines.
- Abstract
The article discusses the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) therapeutic guidelines on antimicrobial prophylaxis in surgery. These have been revised to include adult, pediatric and geriatric patients on the basis of new clinical evidence and additional concerns. The guidelines address primary prophylaxis which refers to the prevention of an initial infection. It states that decisions to follow the recommendations presented in these guidelines should be based on clinicians' judgment.
- Subjects
AMERICAN Society of Health-System Pharmacists; ANTI-infective agents; INFECTION prevention; ETIOLOGY of diseases; SURGERY; DECISION making in clinical medicine
- Publication
Best Practices for Hospital & Health-System Pharmacy, 2009, p497
- ISSN
1555-8975
- Publication type
Article