Perioperative care: practice question

A General Surgery question in the style of the NEET PG paper. Answer it first, then read why the right option is right and why each of the others is wrong.

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General Surgery · Perioperative care

Sample item

What is the purpose of timely prophylactic antibiotic administration before selected operations?

Original practice item, not a recalled exam question. Nothing here is recorded.

The answer and the reasoning

C. Reduce surgical-site infection risk

When indicated, antibiotics given at an appropriate pre-incision time help ensure tissue concentrations are adequate during contamination risk and reduce surgical-site infection rates.

Option by option

  • A. Avoid wound assessment

    Wound assessment is still required after surgery.

  • B. Replace sterile technique

    Sterile technique remains essential even when antibiotics are used.

  • C. Reduce surgical-site infection risk (correct)

    Correct: proper timing reduces selected surgical-site infection risk.

  • D. Treat every postoperative fever

    Prophylaxis is not treatment for every postoperative fever.

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What is the answer to this General Surgery question?

The best answer is C, Reduce surgical-site infection risk. When indicated, antibiotics given at an appropriate pre-incision time help ensure tissue concentrations are adequate during contamination risk and reduce surgical-site infection rates.

Why is "Avoid wound assessment" not the answer?

Wound assessment is still required after surgery.

Why is "Replace sterile technique" not the answer?

Sterile technique remains essential even when antibiotics are used.

Why is "Treat every postoperative fever" not the answer?

Prophylaxis is not treatment for every postoperative fever.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Perioperative care in General Surgery. The correct option holds because: Correct: proper timing reduces selected surgical-site infection risk.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Perioperative care?

Learn classic signs and eponyms alongside what they diagnose. Then use the flashcards and the other General Surgery questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.