Journal Review in Emergency General Surgery: STOP-IT - What a Decade of Data Has Taught Us

It’s postoperative day four after surgery for a perforated colon. The source appears controlled, but the patient is still intubated, the white count is eighteen, and nobody feels comfortable stopping piperacillin–tazobactam. Is four days really enough? Does the ICU buy another four—or is it time to ask what we’re missing?Join Drs. Rushabh Dev, Skye Shultz, K…