No Increased Risk of Infection Following a Protocol Change to Decrease Duration of Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Liver Transplantation. | Synapse
February 27, 2026
No Increased Risk of Infection Following a Protocol Change to Decrease Duration of Perioperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Liver Transplantation.
Key Points
To evaluate the impact of shortening perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis on infection rates in liver transplantation.
Compared outcomes before and after protocol change
Assessed antibiotic usage and associated complications
No increase in infection rates was observed post-protocol change
Reduced duration of antibiotic use led to less antibiotic exposure harms
Findings support the safety of the new prophylaxis protocol
Abstract
Shortening the duration of perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in liver transplantation does not increase the risk of infection and may reduce harms of antibiotic exposure.