Spectrum: Local Antimicrobial Stewardship, for Eastern Health

Clean procedures with risk factors

General Risk Factors, listed at top of a chart:

  •  Implants

  •  Skin

  •  Irradiation before the procedure

  •  Procedures below the waist

Regimen of Choice

Cefazolin 2 g IV

Redosing Interval

q4h

β-lactam Allergy

Vancomycin 20 mg/kg IV

Redosing Interval

see nomogram or monograph

Post-op Antibiotics

None