SURGICAL ANTIBIOTIC-PROPHYLAXIS

Improvements in antibiotic prophylaxis have defined more dearly the va lue of this technique in many clinical surgical settings. Future studi es of antibiotic prophylaxis should consider individual patient risk f actors when new antibiotic agents are tested or administration techniq ues are refined. A concentrated effort should be made in areas of clin ical surgery in which the value of antibiotic prophylaxis has not been proved.