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A Simple Initiative to Decrease Time to Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Open Fractures Is Durable After 2 Years.

Avi D Goodman¹, Jacob M Modest, Joey P Johnson

¹From the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Brown University, Providence, RI (Goodman, Modest, and Hayda), and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA (Johnson).

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A simple antibiotic prophylaxis initiative significantly reduced time to antibiotic administration for open fracture patients. These positive results for antibiotic timing in open fractures were sustained two years later.

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Emergency Medicine

Background:

Open fractures require timely antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent infection.
A simple initiative was implemented to decrease antibiotic administration time.
The study assessed the long-term adherence to this protocol.

Purpose of the Study:

To evaluate the durability of a simple antibiotic prophylaxis initiative.
To determine if adherence to antibiotic administration protocols for open fractures decreases over time.
To assess the impact on infection rates.

Main Methods:

Retrospective cohort study of adult open fracture patients.
Three groups: preimplementation, immediate postimplementation, and 2-year retention.
Primary outcome: time to antibiotic administration; secondary: % within 60 min, infection rates.

Main Results:

Time to antibiotics decreased from 123.1 to 35.7 minutes, remaining durable at 50.0 minutes.
% receiving antibiotics within 60 min increased from 46% to 82% and stayed at 80%.
Higher Gustilo-Anderson type, lower extremity injury, and male sex were associated with timely antibiotics.

Conclusions:

A simple educational initiative for antibiotic prophylaxis in open fractures demonstrated durable results.
The protocol significantly reduced time to antibiotic administration for open fractures.
Sustained adherence to antibiotic prophylaxis protocols is achievable.