NCT01566734

Effect of Cefazolin and Normal Saline Irrigation on Surgical Site Infections (SSIs)

Comparison of the Effect of Cefazolin and Normal Saline Irrigation With no Irrigation on the Incidence of Surgical Site Infections

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study conducted to assess the effects of normal saline or cefazolin irrigation on the incidence of SSIs. Hypothesis: Normal saline or cefazolin irrigation decreases the incidence of SSIs.

Detailed description

All pregnant women who underwent cesarean after 6 hours passed their rupture of membrane and attended to Shariati Hospital of Bandarabbass were eligible for our study.

Conditions

• Surgical Site Infections

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Cefazolin irrigation	after the surgery and before closing up the patients, 2 grams of cefazolin in 5 cc of distilled water was used to irrigate the patients
OTHER	Normal Saline Irrigation	after the surgery and before closing up the patients, 150 cc of normal saline was used to irrigate the patients and in the last group

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-12-01
• Primary completion: 2011-12-01
• Completion: 2012-02-01
• First posted: 2012-03-29
• Last updated: 2012-10-15

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Iran