💊✨ Antibiotic prophylaxis for colonic surgery: crucial for reducing SSIs (surgical site infections)!

🔹 Standard: IV cefazolin + metronidazole (effective, short duration).
🔸 Alternatives: Clindamycin + Gentamicin.
❓ Why? To target gut flora!
🔺 Start within 60 mins pre-incision.
🔻 Discontinue within 24 hrs.