Study tests new method to Fine-Tune surgery antibiotics for overweight patients
NCT ID NCT06005168
Summary
This study aimed to find a better way to dose a preventive antibiotic for overweight patients having surgery. Researchers compared the standard weight-based dosing method to a new method based on body composition, measured from a CT scan. They tested which method achieved better antibiotic levels in the body's fat tissue to help prevent surgical infections.
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University of Michigan Hospital
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48108, United States
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