Tokyo, June 18 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000058179) titled 'Impact of Alternative Prophylactic Antibiotics on Surgical Site Infections During a Cefazolin Shortage: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Gastrointestinal Surgery' on June 15.
Study Type:
Observational
Primary Sponsor:
Institute - National Hospital Organization, Kyoto Medical Center
Condition:
Condition - Gastrointestinal surgery
Classification by malignancy - Others
Genomic information - NO
Objective:
Narrative objectives1 - Surgical site infection (SSI) remains a major concern as one of the leading causes of healthcare-associated infections. Current clinical guidelines recommend cefazolin (CEZ) as the first-line ...