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World J Gastrointest Surg. Mar 27, 2025; 17(3): 101938
Published online Mar 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i3.101938
Published online Mar 27, 2025. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v17.i3.101938
Current opinions on the use of prophylactic antibiotics in patients undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Efstathios T Pavlidis, Ioannis N Galanis, Theodoros E Pavlidis, The Second Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Hippokration General Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki 54642, Greece
Author contributions: Pavlidis TE designed research, contributed new analytic tools, analyzed data, review and approved the paper; Galanis IN analyzed data, review and approved the paper; Pavlidis ET performed research, analyzed data, review and wrote the article.
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Corresponding author: Theodoros E Pavlidis, PhD, Doctor, Emeritus Professor, Surgeon, The Second Department of Propaedeutic Surgery, Hippokration General Hospital, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Konstantinoupoleos 49, Thessaloniki 54642, Greece. pavlidth@auth.gr
Received: October 2, 2024
Revised: January 17, 2025
Accepted: January 23, 2025
Published online: March 27, 2025
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Revised: January 17, 2025
Accepted: January 23, 2025
Published online: March 27, 2025
Processing time: 145 Days and 0.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: In the most cases of elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy, there is a low possibility of septic complication development and no need for prophylactic antibiotics. In few patients with some well-defined risk factors for infection, including acute cholecystitis, the antibiotic prophylaxis before skin incision is necessary to minimize such complications.