Clinical trials: Antimicrobial Prophylaxis

Surgical Site Infection

Continuous Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Colorectal Surgery

• Completed
• Age: 18 years and older
• Phase 2
• Results posted

We propose to randomise patients due to undergo colorectal surgery to standard antibiotic prophylaxis or an interventional antibiotic prophylaxis regimen and assess surgical wound infection rates.

Trial name

Colo-Pro (NCT02445859)

Testing

Cefuroxime 4 hourly bolus

Where

United Kingdom

Volunteers

90 people

Sponsor

University of Leeds