Adequacy of Perioperative Cefuroxime Dosage According to the BMI

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-12-12
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study evaluates the dosage of perioperative cefuroxime for obese patients. Dosage was increased if the BMI was over 30kg/m*m and as well over 50kg/m*m. Drug levels were measured in blood and tissue.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
• Treatments: Cefuroxime; Cefuroxime axetil

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• elective laparoscopic Intervention

• BMI < 90 kg/m*m

• age: 18-85 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• known history of allergy to cefuroxime or other cephalosporines

• absent consent skill

• elective open surgery

• preoperative therapy with antibiotics

• patient's denial of the study