Duration of perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in neonatal surgery: Less is more.

Background: The ideal duration of neonatal antibiotic prophylaxis is not determined with wide variance in practice. This study aims to evaluate the association between duration of antibiotics and surgical site infection (SSI) in neonatal surgery.

Methods: A retrospective review regarding antibiotic prophylaxis was performed on <30-day-old surgical patients at a children's hospital from 2014 to 2019.

Calcium Channel Blocker Overdose: What Role Does Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Have in Support? A Systematic Review of the Literature.

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has had increasing prevalence and indications in the last decade. Calcium channel blocker overdose (CCBOD) can lead to significant cardiopulmonary dysfunction and has also increased in recent years. CCBOD results in cardiac depression, vasoplegia, and hyperglycemia.

Food Insecurity in the Elective Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Colorectal Surgical Population: Prevalence and Implications for Surgical Outcomes.

Background: Food insecurity is defined as having limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally adequate food. Approximately 10.5% of U.

United Network for Organ Sharing Rule Changes and Their Effects on Kidney and Liver Transplant Outcomes.

Objectives: Recent national organ distribution rule changes could have implications on distance between donor and recipient hospitals and cold ischemia time. With cold ischemia time being an unavoidable detriment to organ quality, any strategies that minimize it should maximize organ quality. This study evaluated the significance of the kidney allocation system and the Share 35 rule changes on kidney and liver transplant outcomes.