The role of postoperative antibiotics in facial fractures: comparing the efficacy of a 1-day versus a prolonged regimen.

Background: The goal of this study was to evaluate the influence of the duration of postoperative antibiotics (1 day vs. ≥ 5 days) on wound infections following surgical treatment of facial fractures.

Methods: Three hundred thirty-nine patient case histories with a total of 498 fractures were reviewed retrospectively with regard to infections occurring within a 6-month period following surgical management.