Geneva, June 4 -- International Clinical Trials Registry received information related to the study (ISRCTN19878512) titled 'Using antibiotics during surgery to prevent infections after appendix removal' on May 19.
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design:
Interventional double blind randomized controlled trial (Prevention)
Primary Sponsor: Al-Hadi University College
Condition:
Prevention of surgical site infection in patients who had undergone open appendectomies
Surgery
Intervention:
The two study arms were:
A- Experimental Group (Antibiotic Irrigation Group):
Patients in this group underwent open appendectomy with intraoperative wound irrigation performed layer by layer using a ceftriaxone solution (200 mg/20 mL) diluted in nor...