Status:
UNKNOWN
Tailored Antibiotics Prophylaxis for Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy
Lead Sponsor:
National Cheng Kung University
Conditions:
The Patients Who Receive Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy
Peristomal Wound Infection After the Operation of PEG
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Tailored antibiotic prophylaxis according to the individual throat swab culture could reduce the peristomal infection rate
Detailed Description
Past know-how: Antibiotic prophylaxis has been shown to be effective to reduce peristomal infection.\[9-11\] The penicillin-or cephalosporin-based antibiotic prophylaxis are usually used with similar...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- The patients who receive PEG by pull method in our hospital, a tertiary transferring center, will be included
Exclusion
- The exclusion criteria for entry are inability to place the gastrostomy for technical reasons, such as oropharyngeal deformity or esophageal stricture. The patients who receive PEG by percutaneous push method will be excluded. The patients will be also excluded if active infection and fever are identified, and the PEG is delayed until the infection is brought under control.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
August 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01237730
Start Date
July 1 2010
End Date
August 1 2011
Last Update
November 10 2010
Active Locations (1)
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National Cheng Kung University Hospital
Tainan, Taiwan, 704