[Rational antibiotic therapy in ORL oncologic surgery].

The decisive point is the suitable time of antibiotic administration, their combination and possibility to extend the surgical repertoire by prevention in particular of general complications. Wound healing is more rapid, and intended adjuvant treatment can, due to the reduce period of wound healing, be applied much sooner. It is more effective and the attainment of target structures by the administered drugs is not blocked by prolonged processes which are sometimes associated with fibrosis, scars and regressive tissue changes.