Using antibiotics on various surgeries

Abstract

The risk emitted from the usage of antibiotic agents on surgery for prevention and treatment was hardly debated for the past decade. Controlling the source of infection is the main subject who almost all physicians are aware of it, although most of them underestimate the problem and overuse antibiotics on prescription. For that, many strategies need to be planned and the systematic antibiotic treatment must to be improved and the threat of resistant bacteria is an essential factor on the clinical decision-making procedure. This present article aimed to understand the usage of antimicrobials agents on general and most common medical surgery, in addition to the risks and the consequences of the overuse of these drugs on long-term.