Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Transurethral Prostate Resection (TURP) and Transurethral Bladder Tumour Resection (TURB)

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2019-12-23
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

To investigate the use of antibiotic prophylaxis in patients undergoing TURP and TURB. The investigators set up a prospective, randomized controlled trial in which (after exclusion of risk factors) patients will be randomized in receiving levofloxacin (Tavanic) orally or no antibiotics. The exclusion criteria for TURP are a pre-operative transurethral catheter or > 100 urinary white blood cells in the pre-operative urine sample. The exclusion criteria for TURB are a pre-op catheter or clinical signs of infection.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Jessa Hospital
• Treatments: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Levofloxacin; Ofloxacin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• TURP or TURB.

Exclusion Criteria:

• TURP: pre-operative catheter/DJ/nephrostomy or > 100 white blood cells in the pre- operative urinary sample.

TURB: pre-operative catheter/DJ/nephrostomy or clinical signs of infection (fever, myctalgia).