Prophylactic Antibiotic in Treatment of Fingertip Amputation

N/ACompletedNCT02077400

HaEmek Medical Center, Israel60 enrolled

Overview

Fingertip amputation is a common injury. Considerable controversy exists as to whether prophylactic antibiotics are necessary for this injury. The investigators goal was to compare the rate of infections among subgroups with and without prophylactic antibiotic treatment. The study hypothesis was that infection rates were similar in the two groups.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Infection Rate After Fingertip Amputation

Interventions

CephazolinDRUG

Cephazolin

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * fingertip amputation with bone exposed Exclusion Criteria: * under the age of 18 years * if the patient had diabetes * oncological disorder * immune deficiency * bleeding disorder * used steroids regularly * presented with a grossly contaminated wound or other injury requiring antibiotic treatment * were currently taking antibiotics, or had a previous allergic reaction to cephalosporins.

Locations (1)

HaEmek medical center

Afula, Israel

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

infection rate

Time frame: 1 month

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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