2-day Prophylactic Antibiotic is Effective in Transoral Endoscopic Thyroidectomy

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Trial end date: 2021-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

In transoral thyroidectomy via vestibular approach (TOETVA), prophylactic antibiotic for 5~7 days is recommended for the clean-contaminated wound. In this study, the investigators design a 2-day versus 7-day antibiotic prophylaxis to compare the surgical result and infection rate.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
• Treatments: Amoxicillin; Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antibiotics, Antitubercular; Clavulanic Acid; Clavulanic Acids

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Suspicious or proved thyroid cancer with size smaller than 4cm

2. Symptomatic benign thyroid nodules less than 6cm in size

3. Thyroid cyst

4. Follicular neoplasm

5. Graves' disease

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Previous thyroid or parathyroid surgery

2. History of radiation at neck

3. Could not tolerate the general anesthesia.