Role of Antibiotics Post Tonsillectomy

Summary

morbidity after tonsillictomy remains asignificant problem therefore they recommend prophylactic antibiotics to reduce it.in the other hand, the overuse of antimicrobial agents can lead to antimicrobial resistance ,adverse drug events,and unnecessary cost.so,the effectiveness and necessity of antibiotic following tonsillictomy needs to be studied .

Timeline

Start

2018-05-15

Primary completion

2020-01-15

Completion

2020-03-15

Publications

• Background Patel A, Foden N, Rachmanidou A. Is weekend surgery a risk factor for post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage? J Laryngol Otol. 2016 Aug;130(8):763-7. doi: 10.1017/S0022215116008161. Epub 2016 Jun 13.

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