Prophylactic Antibiotic Use in Hernioplasty

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2012-01-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether prophylactic antibiotic use in inguinal hernioplasty are effective in prevention of infectious complication.

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

Details

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

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Primary inguinal hernia

• Elective surgery

• Must be older than 20 years of age

• Must not have any serious complication

Exclusion Criteria:

• Incarceration

• Recurrence

• Drug allergy

• Diabetes mellitus

• Malignant diseases

• Serious heart diseases

• Psychological diseases

• Pregnancy

• Have been medicated with corticosteroids