Ampicillin prophylaxis is given in -: (A) Rectal surgery, (B) Splenectomy, (C) Head and neck surgery, (D) Biliary surgery
Answer is A. • Prophylactic antibiotics in biliary surgery are designed to reduce the incidence of postoperative wound infections.
• The efficacy of antibiotics in the prevention of wound infections has been demonstrated with first, second and third generation cephalosporins, ampicillin associated with clavulanate, ureido-penicillins, aminoglycosides, sulfonamides and quinolones.