Should the doctor perscribe antibiotics after surgery?
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Usually no. It would depend on the type and reason for a given surgery.
This depends on the type of surgery and if their is a uncertainty of infection. In most cases they do prescribe antibiotics after a surgical procedure.
Most surgeries do not require that you take antibiotics after surgery. Sometimes antibiotics are given, but this is far from routine, and is based on the the particular long-suffering and the surgery performed. What is routine is to give one dose of antibiotics at the start of surgery. This has be shown to reduce infections. Giving everyone antibiotics after surgery has not been shown to lower infections. You just get more side effects from the medications.
usually Dr.'s prescribe antibiotics after surgery as a preventative to treat infection. It is just a precausionary.
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