NCT05088239

Deep Inferior Epigastric Artery Flap for Breast Reconstruction

Division of Plastic and Reconstruction Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 108 (actual)
• Sponsor: Chiayi Christian Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 24 Years – 63 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Background: There is no consensus on the duration of prophylactic antibiotics for autologous breast reconstruction after mastectomy. We try to standardize prophylactic antibiotics use during breast reconstruction with deep inferior epigastric perforator flap following mastectomy. Methods: This retrospective case series involved 108 patients who underwent immediate breast reconstruction with deep inferior epigastric perforator flap in Ditmanson Medical Foundation Chia-Yi Christian Hospital between 2012 and 2019. Patients were divided into three groups based on prophylactic antibiotic duration: 1 day, 3 days and \>7 days for patients with drains Data were analyzed between January and April, 2021.

Conditions

• Breast Cancer
• Perforator Flap
• Anti-Infectives Adverse Reaction
• Infections

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	prophylactic antibiotics duration	Prophylactic cefazolin 1000 mg was given 30 minutes before surgery, every 4 hours in the peri-operative period, and every 6 hours in the post-operative care. Different discontinued duration of antibiotics was divided to 3 groups in one day, 3 days and until to drain removal.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-07-01
• Primary completion: 2019-12-31
• Completion: 2020-12-31
• First posted: 2021-10-21
• Last updated: 2021-10-21