Researchers established and implemented an antibiotic prophylaxis protocol in 2001 after discovering appropriate use of antimicrobial prophylaxis was practiced only half of the time. The protocol was based on recommended practices.
For their study, researchers compared compliance and infection rates for a control group to the intervention group. They found compliance to the protocol reached 85 percent for the intervention group. However, they found no change in surgical site infection rates or any other significant differences between the two groups.
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