Antibiotics Not Needed Following Endoscopic Sinus Surgery

Sailender21 Apr, 2021Health

According to a team led by researchers at Massachusetts Eye and Ear, antibiotics are not necessary for patients after most routine endoscopic sinus surgeries despite the common practice to prescribe them. In a new randomized controlled trial, patients who underwent endoscopic sinus surgery had no differences in outcomes, including symptoms and infections, whether they took an antibiotic or placebo after surgery.