Does it Make Sense to Give Postoperative Antibiotics to Patients With an Uncomplicated Acute Cholecystitis

NCT00323648 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2014-12-05

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Summary

Each patient is preoperatively treated once profylactic with intraveneous antibiotics. Postoperatively, one group will be treated with intraveneous antibiotics during 5 days. The other group will receive no antibiotics.

Conditions

  • Uncomplicated Acute Cholecystitis

Interventions

DRUG

Whether or not giving postoperatively antibiotics to patients with an uncomplicated acute cholecystitis

Whether or not giving postoperatively antibiotics to patients with an uncomplicated acute cholecystitis.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Ghent

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Frederik Berrevoet, MD · University Hospital, Ghent

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-05-31
Primary Completion
2010-05-31
Completion
2013-08-31

Countries

  • Belgium
  • Qatar

Study Locations

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