Antibiotic Use Following Distal and Mid-shaft Hypospadias Repair

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2018-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Male

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of prophylactic antibiotics following distal or mid-shaft hypospadias repair in influencing the rate of postoperative urinary tract infection and complications.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Medical College of Wisconsin
• Collaborator: Children's Hospital and Health System Foundation, Wisconsin
• Treatments: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antibiotics, Antitubercular; Sulfamethoxazole; Trimethoprim; Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• all children between ages 6 months to 2 years under going distal or mid shaft hypospadias repair

• children of parents who give informed consent

• English speaking

• participant must be available for follow-up 3 and 12 months post-surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• all proximal hypospadias and redo hypospadias repairs

• children who are allergic to sulfa medications

• patients who have UTI at time of surgery (proven by culture)