Overview

Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Simple Hand Lacerations

Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2012-02-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Research Question: In emergency department patients with simple hand cuts, do prophylactic antibiotics reduce the risk of wound infections?
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center
Collaborators:
Kings County Hospital Center
Staten Island University Hospital
Treatments:
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antibiotics, Antitubercular
Cephalexin
Clindamycin
Clindamycin palmitate
Clindamycin phosphate