To assess the appropriateness of antibiotics used to prevent infection during surgery done for fracture and related financial burden on patients based on our national guidelines
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Patients with closed fracture posted for open reduction internal fixation surgery
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/02/011868
- Lead Sponsor
- KIMS hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 412
Inclusion Criteria
closed fracture cases of more than 18 years of age, irrespective of gender, who were posted for ORIF surgery
Exclusion Criteria
Cases unwilling to give informed consent, open fracture, cases posted for delayed primary or secondary closure procedures, cases already receiving antimicrobials
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Superficial surgical site infectionTimepoint: 45th postoperative day
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cost-analysisTimepoint: 45th postoperative day