title: Prophylactic antibiotics for clean, non-implant plastic surgery: what is the evidence?
abstract: Use of prophylactic antibiotics in clean surgery is widespread, but their timing and selection is often based on convention and personal and local departmental preferences. There is insufficient robust evidence on which to base such decisions prophylactic antibiotics; plastic surgery; antibiotics; postoperative infection; surgical site infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK. tadiparthi@hotmail.co.uk
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tadiparthi
mesh_terms: D019072:Antibiotic Prophylaxis / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D034462:Dissent and Disputes; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D018579:Patient Selection; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects; D012107:Research Design; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016896:Treatment Outcome