Surgical site infection in clean cases with or without antibiotics.

Objective: To assess the rate of infection in clean cases with antibiotics or without antibiotics. Study Design: Observational Prospective study. Setting: Surgical Unit 1, Independent University Hospital, Faisalabad. Period: Oct 2022 to February 2023. Methods: All patients were selected from surgical wards and OPD. Patients of any age group undergoing clean surgeries were included in this study. The demographic details such as age, gender and type of surgery were recorded for statistical analysis. Patients with Diabetes mellitus, hypertension and immune-compromised patients were excluded from these studies. All patients were kept under observation for 30 days to look any evidence of SSI. Results: One group is given antibiotics and the other does not. But No significant difference between the infection rate in both group. Conclusion: It was concluded that there is no role of antibiotics in infection control in clean cases.