Antibiotics Seem Unnecessary After Gall Bladder Surgery, Do Not Appear to Reduce Risk of Infection

In a study among patients who underwent gall bladder removal for acute calculous cholecystitis, lack of postoperative antibiotic treatment did not result in a greater incidence of infections. The study appears in the July 9 issue of emJAMA/em. Acute calculous cholecystitis (inflamed and enlarged gall bladder along with abdominal pain) is the third most frequent cause of emergency admissions to surgical wards. In the United States, approximately 750,000 cholecystectomies ...

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