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Prophylactic Antibiotics in Clean Surgery

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Which of the following is true regarding the decisive period in surgery?

Prophylactic antibiotics should be given 1 hour prior to surgery to cover this period (correct)

Prophylactic antibiotics are always required during this period

Neutrophils start working immediately during this period

The body has full immunity during this period

In which of the following situations are prophylactic antibiotics indicated?

Surgery involving silk sutures

Long operations with excessive blood loss

Wounds heavily contaminated or incision made into an abscess (correct)

Clean surgery with no prosthesis implanted

When is a 5-day course of therapeutic antibiotics justified in surgery?

During clean surgery with no complications

When foreign material is present (correct)

When there is excessive blood loss

When using silk sutures

Which type of sutures carries the highest risk of infection?

Silk sutures Signup and view all the answers

When should prophylactic antibiotics be given in surgery?

Before anesthesia is induced Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT true regarding the use of prophylactic antibiotics in clean surgery?

Prophylactic antibiotics should be given during the decisive period Signup and view all the answers

Which type of sutures carries the least risk of infection?

Monofilament sutures Signup and view all the answers

In which situation may a 5-day course of therapeutic antibiotics be justified in surgery?

Surgery with heavily contaminated wounds Signup and view all the answers

When are prophylactic antibiotics indicated in surgery?

During surgery without any foreign material Signup and view all the answers

What is the decisive period in surgery?

The period when the body doesn't have immunity following insult Signup and view all the answers