Status:
COMPLETED
Antibiotic Therapy is Not Necessary to Implant Totally Implantable Venous Access Devices: Randomized Prospective Study
Lead Sponsor:
Universita degli Studi di Catania
Conditions:
Infections
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
BACKGROUND: The growing use of totally implantable venous access devices (TIVAD) has caused the simultaneous increase of various complications. The infection of the TIVAD or the subcutaneous pocket in...
Detailed Description
PATIENTS AND METHODS One hundred consecutive patients were enrolled for the present study from January 2004 to September 2006. The patients were divided into two arms, each of 50 patients, and they we...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age
- Gender
- Comorbidity
- White cells
- Platelets
- Prothrombin time
- Any kind of tumoral disease
- Numbers of chemotherapeutical cures before the surgical procedure
- Experience of surgeons
- Preparation of the skin of the patients
- Time and kind of hand scrub of the surgeons
- Kind of antibiotic used, and time of administration.
Exclusion
- None
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00665873
Start Date
January 1 2004
End Date
September 1 2006
Last Update
May 8 2008
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