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. 2020 Dec 16;2020:3741608. doi: 10.1155/2020/3741608

Table 2.

Current antibiotic practices by anesthesiologists for cesarean delivery.

Current antibiotic practice N %
Routine prophylaxis for unlabored cesarean delivery
 Cefazolin 1187 97.1
 Azithromycin 49 4.0
 Ampicillin 21 1.7
 Gentamicin 20 1.6
 Other 49 4.0
Timing of antibiotic
 30–60 min preincision 75 6.1
 15–30 min preincision 367 30.0
 0–15 min preincision 720 58.9
 Total preincision 1162 95.0
 Postcord clamp 33 2.1
 Per obstetrician 24 2.0
 Not in scope of practice 4 0.3
Routine prophylaxis for labored cesarean delivery
 Cefazolin 1148 93.9
 Azithromycin 141 11.5
 Ampicillin 35 2.9
 Gentamicin 56 4.6
 Other 61 5.0
Cefazolin dose for morbidly obese women
 1 g 36 2.9
 2 g 654 53.5
 3 g 509 41.6
 I don't routinely use cefazolin 23 1.9