Antibiotics for Postpartum Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Tear Repairs

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2008-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

This study is undertaken to find out whether prophylactic antibiotics can decrease the infection rate in third and fourth degree perineal tear repairs done in the immediate postpartum period.

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

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Stanford University
• Collaborator: Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System
• Treatments: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Cefotaxime; Cefotetan; Cefoxitin; Clindamycin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• third and fourth degree perineal laceration

Exclusion Criteria:

• chorioamnionitis, HIV positive, inflammatory bowel disease