Alon Vaisman
@alonvaisman
Infectious Diseases, Infection Control Physician, University Health Network, University of Toronto. Walk and study in memetology.
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29-04-2019 15:08:23
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I don't normally do this but.... Wordle 211 2/6 π©π©π¨π¨β¬ π©π©π©π©π© David Frost how do you like them apples
Post-operative antibiotics have limited benefit but substantial harm. Important for surgeons, ID docs, anyone else looking after post-op patients Great work Sheliza Halani Mark McIntyre, Pharm.D! The Harms of Postoperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis ja.ma/3DoMVIW JAMA Internal Medicine
As a fellow emerg doc, I'm extremely disappointed to see this inaccurate focus on COVID related illness as the main cause for incr ED wait times and staff shortages. Rather the link to COVID is that it exposed a system that has always been non functional, but now just more so.π§΅
New from Susy Hota MD MSc, Alon Vaisman, IPAC UHN, Eddy Fan Healthcare-associated infections were common among patients with COVID-19 receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, with a substantial associated burden of broad-spectrum antimicrobial use. π: doi.org/10.1017/ice.20β¦