Randomized clinical trial of extended versus single-dose perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis for acute calculous cholecystitis

Many patients who have surgery for acute cholecystitis receive postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis, with the intent to reduce infectious complications. There is, however, no evidence that extending antibiotics beyond a single perioperative dose is advantageous. This study aimed to determine the effect of extended antibiotic prophylaxis on infectious complications in patients with mild acute cholecystitis undergoing cholecystectomy. In the intention-to-treat analysis, three of 77 patients (4 per cent) in the extended antibiotic group and three of 73 (4 per cent) in the standard prophylaxis group developed postoperative infectious complications (absolute difference 0ae2 (95 per cent c.i. -8ae2 to 8ae9) per cent). Based on a margin of 5 per cent, non-inferiority of standard prophylaxis compared with extended prophylaxis was not proven. Median length of hospital stay was 3 days in the extended antibiotic group and 1 day in the standard prophylaxis group. Standard single-dose antibiotic prophylaxis did not lead to an increase in postoperative infectious complications in patients with mild acute cholecystitis undergoing cholecystectomy. Registration number: NTR3089 (www.trialregister.nl)..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:104

Enthalten in:

The British journal of surgery - 104(2017), 2, Seite e151

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Boerma, D [VerfasserIn]
Ponten, J. E. H [Sonstige Person]
Gouma, D. J [Sonstige Person]
Bos, W. J. W [Sonstige Person]
Donkervoort, S. C [Sonstige Person]
Loozen, C. S [Sonstige Person]
Nieuwenhuijzen, G. A. P [Sonstige Person]
Kornmann, V. N. N [Sonstige Person]
Knibbe, C. A. J [Sonstige Person]
Kelder, J. C [Sonstige Person]
Vlaminckx, B [Sonstige Person]
van Santvoort, H. C [Sonstige Person]
Besselink, M. G. H [Sonstige Person]
van Geloven, A. A. W [Sonstige Person]
van Duijvendijk, P [Sonstige Person]
Kortram, K [Sonstige Person]
van Ramshorst, B [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

Antibiotics
Cholecystitis
Clinical trials
Dosage and administration
Hospitals
Medical care
Quality management

doi:

10.1002/bjs.10406

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC1988048753