Effectiveness of Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Totally Implantable Venous Access Device

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2010-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This randomized trial is determining the role of antibiotic prophylaxis in the prevention of the infectious complications in patients carrying out totally implantable venous access device.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Istanbul University
• Treatments: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antibiotics, Antitubercular; Cefazolin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Older than 18 years of age

• Have solid tumor

• White cells >4000

• Platelets >100.000

• Prothrombin time in normal range

Exclusion Criteria:

• Drug allergy

• Diabetes mellitus