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Antibiotics after appendectomy show no reduction in surgical infections
Original: Antibiotics after appendectomy were not associated with reduced postoperative infections
New reporting summarised by 2 Minute Medicine indicates that giving antibiotics after appendectomy was not associated with a reduced rate of postoperative infections. The finding challenges a common practice in surgical care, suggesting routine antibiotic use after appendix removal may not lower infection risk. Clinicians are likely to weigh the result against existing guidance on perioperative antibiotic prescribing.
Why now: The finding challenges standard surgical practice on postoperative antibiotic use, prompting discussion among clinicians and patients.
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- Antibiotics after appendectomy were not associated with reduced postoperative infections · 2 Minute Medicine
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