Status:

COMPLETED

De-Implementation of Unnecessary Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Children

Lead Sponsor:

Washington University School of Medicine

Collaborating Sponsors:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Conditions:

Surgical Site Infection

Eligibility:

All Genders

Up to 75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The overall objective of this study is to identify the best strategy to eliminate unnecessary antibiotic use after surgery in pediatric surgical procedures considered low-risk for an SSI. Based on lit...

Detailed Description

Antibiotics have revolutionized healthcare allowing clinicians the ability to treat life-threatening infections and to prevent infections following life-saving surgery. Unfortunately, antibiotic overu...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Surgeries performed at the Children's Hospitals included in the study and are collected by NSQIP-P.
  • Clean and clean-contaminated surgical procedures within the following specialties that are included in NSQIP-P:
  • General Surgery, Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery, Otolaryngology, and Urology

Exclusion

  • 1\. Children undergoing clean or clean-contaminated procedures that are not collected by NSQIP-P data abstractors.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 30 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

39363 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04366440

Start Date

November 1 2020

End Date

November 30 2024

Last Update

December 10 2024

Active Locations (10)

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1

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine / Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital

St. Petersburg, Florida, United States, 33701

2

Harvard Medical School / Boston Children's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115

3

University of Michigan / CS Mott Children's Hospital

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109

4

University of Missouri - Kansas City / The Children's Mercy Hospital

Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64108