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Oculofacial plastic surgery – is antibiotic prophylaxis required?

4 February 2021 | | Oculoplastics, Orbit | antibiotic, contact dermatitis, eyelid, oculofacial plastic, oculoplastic, ointment, periocular, prophylaxis, surgery, surgical site infection, wound dehiscence, wound infection

This is a randomised, controlled, unmasked clinical trial evaluating whether topical antibiotic prophylaxis reduces the rate of infection after oculofacial plastic surgery compared to a non-antibiotic ointment. A total of 401 participants over the age of 18 were recruited, with...