Abstract

The role of intraoperative Gram stains in acute surgery decision-making is unclear. Our retrospective chart review of microbiology results for specimens submitted by acute surgery attendings showed Gram stain performs with a sensitivity ranging from 18% to 65% compared to culture, depending on organism type, thus limiting its utility.

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