Volume : IX, Issue : IV, April - 2019

Prophylactic Antibiotics in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Dr. Mrs Harjot Kaur, Dr S. C. Sharma

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Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy is gold standard surgery now a days in most centers for cholelithiasis ,cholecystitis, gall bladder polyps .and since the incisions given are small and ,less of immune system is disturbed, the role of prophylactic antibiotics has been a subject of discussion, and controversy still surrounds the routine use of prophylactic antibiotics. Present study was designed to evaluate the role of antibiotic as prophylactic measure, in our setup at Teerthanker Mahaveer Medical College &Research center Moradabad . Material and Methods: This prospective study was carried out in the department of surgery, on 256 admitted patients, for gallstone ,cholecystitis ,gall bladder polyps and were divided in three groups A,B and C, group C received antibiotic for three days twice daily in post–operative period. Post– operative complications like vomiting, port site infection, post–operative fever & biliary leakage were noted,Results: On analysis of results ,the rate of post–operative complications was higher in Group A, while almost same in Gr B &C,. Conclusion: Antibiotics don’t provide added benefits,but in general,single dose of perioperative antibiotic is safe and cost effective.

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PROPHYLACTIC ANTIBIOTICS IN LAPAROSCOPIC CHOLECYSTECTOMY, Dr.(Mrs)Harjot Kaur, Dr S. C. Sharma INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-4 | April-2019

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