Antibiotic Prescribing Practices in Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery in Australia and New Zealand Question Title * 1. Please select your antibiotic prescribing practices for the following procedures No antibiotics Pre-operative antibiotics Post-operative antibiotics Tonsillectomy +/- Adenoidectomy Tonsillectomy +/- Adenoidectomy No antibiotics Tonsillectomy +/- Adenoidectomy Pre-operative antibiotics Tonsillectomy +/- Adenoidectomy Post-operative antibiotics Septoplasty +/- Turbinoplasty (with packing) Septoplasty +/- Turbinoplasty (with packing) No antibiotics Septoplasty +/- Turbinoplasty (with packing) Pre-operative antibiotics Septoplasty +/- Turbinoplasty (with packing) Post-operative antibiotics Septoplasty +/- Turbinoplasty (without packing) Septoplasty +/- Turbinoplasty (without packing) No antibiotics Septoplasty +/- Turbinoplasty (without packing) Pre-operative antibiotics Septoplasty +/- Turbinoplasty (without packing) Post-operative antibiotics FESS (with packing) FESS (with packing) No antibiotics FESS (with packing) Pre-operative antibiotics FESS (with packing) Post-operative antibiotics FESS (without packing) FESS (without packing) No antibiotics FESS (without packing) Pre-operative antibiotics FESS (without packing) Post-operative antibiotics Question Title * 2. Please select your prescribing practice for the following procedures No antibiotics Pre-operative antibiotics Post-operative ototopical antibiotics only Post-operative oral antibiotics only Post-operative oral and ototopical antibiotics Grommets only Grommets only No antibiotics Grommets only Pre-operative antibiotics Grommets only Post-operative ototopical antibiotics only Grommets only Post-operative oral antibiotics only Grommets only Post-operative oral and ototopical antibiotics Adenoidectomy + Grommets Adenoidectomy + Grommets No antibiotics Adenoidectomy + Grommets Pre-operative antibiotics Adenoidectomy + Grommets Post-operative ototopical antibiotics only Adenoidectomy + Grommets Post-operative oral antibiotics only Adenoidectomy + Grommets Post-operative oral and ototopical antibiotics Question Title * 3. For each procedure, please select what antibiotics you prescribe(Leave blank if no antibiotics are prescribed) Pre-operative Post-operative Tonsillectomy +/- Adenoidectomy Cephazolin Ceftriaxone Ampicillin Benzylpenicillin Flucloxacillin Clindamycin (if allergic to Penicillin) Cephazolin + Metronidazole Other Tonsillectomy +/- Adenoidectomy Pre-operative menu Cephalexin Amoxycillin Amoxycillin with clavulanic acid Flucloxacillin Clindamycin (if allergic to Penicillin) Erythromycin Cephalexin + Metronidazole Other Tonsillectomy +/- Adenoidectomy Post-operative menu Septoplasty +/- Turbinoplasty Cephazolin Ceftriaxone Ampicillin Benzylpenicillin Flucloxacillin Clindamycin (if allergic to Penicillin) Cephazolin + Metronidazole Other Septoplasty +/- Turbinoplasty Pre-operative menu Cephalexin Amoxycillin Amoxycillin with clavulanic acid Flucloxacillin Clindamycin (if allergic to Penicillin) Erythromycin Cephalexin + Metronidazole Other Septoplasty +/- Turbinoplasty Post-operative menu FESS Cephazolin Ceftriaxone Ampicillin Benzylpenicillin Flucloxacillin Clindamycin (if allergic to Penicillin) Cephazolin + Metronidazole Other FESS Pre-operative menu Cephalexin Amoxycillin Amoxycillin with clavulanic acid Flucloxacillin Clindamycin (if allergic to Penicillin) Erythromycin Cephalexin + Metronidazole Other FESS Post-operative menu Question Title * 4. For Grommets +/- adenoidectomy please write your antibiotic preference? Oral only Ototopical Question Title * 5. Please indicate the main reason for prescribing antibiotics for the following procedure Prevention of infection Less post-operative pain Lower post-operative bleeding Earlier return to normal activity Faster wound healing Tonsillectomy +/- adenoidectomy Tonsillectomy +/- adenoidectomy Prevention of infection Tonsillectomy +/- adenoidectomy Less post-operative pain Tonsillectomy +/- adenoidectomy Lower post-operative bleeding Tonsillectomy +/- adenoidectomy Earlier return to normal activity Tonsillectomy +/- adenoidectomy Faster wound healing Grommets Grommets Prevention of infection Grommets Less post-operative pain Grommets Lower post-operative bleeding Grommets Earlier return to normal activity Grommets Faster wound healing Septoplasty +/- turbinoplasty Septoplasty +/- turbinoplasty Prevention of infection Septoplasty +/- turbinoplasty Less post-operative pain Septoplasty +/- turbinoplasty Lower post-operative bleeding Septoplasty +/- turbinoplasty Earlier return to normal activity Septoplasty +/- turbinoplasty Faster wound healing FESS FESS Prevention of infection FESS Less post-operative pain FESS Lower post-operative bleeding FESS Earlier return to normal activity FESS Faster wound healing Other (please specify) Next