The best time period to give preoperative antibiotics :
Correct Answer: Within 1 hour prior to incision
Description: It is best to give antibiotics within 1 hour prior to surgical site incision. There is two exception to this rule i. Vancomycin should be given 2 hours prior ii. When tourniquet is used it should be given before inflation of tourniquet. The most common organisms implicatedas causes of surgical site infections include: staphylococcus aureus staphylococcusepidermidis aerobic streptococci anaerobic cocci
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