inguinal hernia
Conditions
Interventions
Eligible patients will be randomised by using sealed envelopes (equally numbered) to the control arm (no antibiotic prophylaxis) or to the intervention arm (antibiotic prophylaxis). The patients in th
Sponsors
Diskapi Teaching and Research Hospital (Turkey)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with primary unilateral hernia 2. Patients undergo unilateral primary hernia repair with a previously repaired or leave for interval repair on the contralateral side. 3. Age greater than 18 years, both female and male
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients undergo simultaneous bilateral hernia repair 2. Patients with newly diagnosed or uncontrolled diabetes mellitus 3. Patients who do not accept the registry and randomisation 4. Incarcerated or strangulated hernias requiring emergency repair 5. Known severe coagulation disorder 6. Patients who use aspirin, clopidogrel (Plavix®) or warfarin (Coumadin®) 7. Recurrent hernias
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Surgical site infection: 1. Superficial infection 2. Deep infection | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Components of the primary outcome: 1. Day of infection first recognised 2. Microbial culture for identification of the microorganism 3. Therapeutic antibiotic regimen according to antibiogram results 4. Final result for the wound and prosthetic material | — |
Countries
Turkey
Outcome results
None listed