Evaluation of prophylactic antibiotic effectiveness in prevention of wound infection in lichtenstein hernioplasty with mesh.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- inguinal hernia.Unilateral or unspecified inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene
- Registration Number
- IRCT201203121786N4
- Lead Sponsor
- Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 282
Inclusion Criteria
Includation criterion: any patient suffering from inguinal hernia undergone elective lichtenstein hernioplasty
Excludation criteria: 1.urgent hernia repair due to incarceration or strangulation
2.recurrent hernia
3.allergy to keflin or penicillins
4.need to use antibiotics due to other preoperation reasons; foe example: valvular heart disease or infectious diseases
5.immunosuppression
6.the patient refuses to participate in clinical trial
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Wound infection. Timepoint: One, 2 and 12 weeks postoperation. Method of measurement: Clinical exam and culture.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method