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.
• Analyzed infection rates post-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