Prevention of Infection in Closed Fractures: Cefazolin Versus Vancomycin
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2017-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the incidence rate of infection in surgical patients
with closed fractures treated prophylactically with Cefazolin versus Vancomycin in the
peri-operative period.
The hypothesis of this study is that patients undergoing surgical treatment for closed
fractures who are treated prophylactically with Vancomycin will have a lower incidence rate
of infection than patients who are treated prophylactically with Cefazolin.