Ureteric Stent After Stone Surgery
Conditions
Brief summary
Is there anything to gain in giving antibiotics as prophylaxis when removing ureteric stents cystoscopically after stone surgery?
Detailed description
Many patients undergoing stone surgery receive a ureteric stent that should be removed after 14 days. This stent is removed cystoscopically and today this is done without giving antibiotics. Some patients get urinary tract infections subject to this. However the investigators do not know how many of these patients get UTI as most are followed by their primary care doctor. With this study the investigators would like to find out whether it is possible to avoid such infections and also find out how many actually do get infected.
Interventions
DRUGTrimetoprim-Sulfa (Bactrim)
OTHERNo antibiotics
Sponsors
Tor Erik Sand
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* stone surgery patients with ureteric stent that should be removed after 14 days
Exclusion criteria
* ongoing antibiotic treatment, allergy to trimetoprim-sulfa
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 14 days infection rate w/wo antibiotics | 14 days |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| infection rate with ureter stent wo antibiotics | 14 days |
Countries
Norway
Contacts
Primary ContactTor Erik Sand, MD, PhD
Backup ContactManuela Estop-Garanto, MD
Outcome results
None listed