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Bacterial and antibiotic sensitivity pattern in secondary peritonitis at University College Hospital, Ibada

Not Applicable
Conditions
Surgery
Registration Number
PACTR202207829542810
Lead Sponsor
Adedoyin Ojo
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

The study comprised all consenting patients aged 16 years and above with secondary peritonitis presenting through the Emergency Department of University College Hospital, Ibadan from June 2019 to December 2020.

Exclusion Criteria

Individuals with secondary peritonitis who were not operated upon within 24 hours of admission. The rationale behind this is prolonged antibiotic therapy prior to surgical intervention may affect yield of culture of peritoneal fluid sampled during laparotomy

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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