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| Credits | 1.00 |
| Release Date | 2/22/2008 |
| Termination Date | 2/22/2011 |
| Cost |
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| Description | According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, surgery incisions in the skin can become infected. Surgical wound infections can range from redness surrounding a small portion of the incision to deeper infection involving underlying muscles or even to a severe infection that spreads through the bloodstream. |
| Accreditation Statement | The Ohio State University Medical Center, Center for Continuing Medical Education is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The Ohio State University Medical Center designates this educational activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. |
| Author | Steven Steinberg, MD and Madhuri Sopirala, MBBS |
| Objectives | Upon completion of this educational activity, the viewer should be able to: 1.) Identify the right choice, right timing and right duration of preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis. 2.) Name different antibiotics used for prophylaxis for different types of surgery 3.) Discuss how to manage surgical wound infections. |
| Audience | This course is designed for physicians. |
| Estimated Time to Complete | 1 Hour |
