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Antibiotics after appendectomy show no infection reduction
Original: Antibiotics after appendectomy were not associated with reduced postoperative infections
New research reported by 2 Minute Medicine finds that giving antibiotics after an appendectomy was not associated with a reduction in postoperative infections. The finding challenges a common practice of routine antibiotic use following appendix removal surgery. Clinicians may need to reconsider whether postoperative antibiotics offer meaningful benefit for appendectomy patients.
Why now: The finding challenges routine postoperative antibiotic use, which has implications for surgical practice and antimicrobial stewardship.
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- Antibiotics after appendectomy were not associated with reduced postoperative infections · 2 Minute Medicine
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