Association of the type of antibiotics used at the time of appendix removal in children with appendicitis with wound infections after the surgery

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Surgery; Children undergoing appendectomy for uncomplicated appendicitis

• Registration Number: ISRCTN47727811
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Basel Children's Hospital

Brief Summary

2023 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37749585/ (added 26/09/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2019-12-31
• Study Start: 2023-02-23
• Last Update Posted: 9 October 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 3839

Inclusion Criteria

Patients up to 16 years of age undergoing appendectomy for uncomplicated appendicitis in the study period from 2014 to 2018 in Switzerland

Exclusion Criteria

1. Older than 16 years of age
2. Appendectomy carried out for complicated appendicitis (perforated, established abscess)
3. Receipt of antibiotics for perioperative prophylaxis other than the two target regimens
4. No perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis applied
5. Patients with missing procedure-related data

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Surgical site infections (SSIs) up to 30 days after appendectomy as captured within the Swiss national SSI surveillance programme

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
There are no secondary outcome measures