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ASO Author Reflections: Demystifying the Drain Dilemma—Antibiotic Prophylaxis After Mastectomy with Indwelling Drains

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  1. Division of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, JFK University Medical Center, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Health Network, Edison, NJ, USA

    Russell Seth Martins MBBS

  2. Section of Breast Surgery, Department of Surgery, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan

    Abida K. Sattar MD, FACS

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RSM and AKS conceived and wrote this article.

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Martins, R.S., Sattar, A.K. ASO Author Reflections: Demystifying the Drain Dilemma—Antibiotic Prophylaxis After Mastectomy with Indwelling Drains. Ann Surg Oncol 30, 5976–5977 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-023-13908-3

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