Duration of perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis in neonatal surgery: Less is more.

Background: The ideal duration of neonatal antibiotic prophylaxis is not determined with wide variance in practice. This study aims to evaluate the association between duration of antibiotics and surgical site infection (SSI) in neonatal surgery.

Methods: A retrospective review regarding antibiotic prophylaxis was performed on <30-day-old surgical patients at a children's hospital from 2014 to 2019.