Prophylactic Antibiotic Treatment for Laparoscopic Inguinal Hernia Mesh Repair: Necessary or Not?

N/ATerminatedNCT02083939

Sheba Medical Center5 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to find out whether it is necessary to prophylactically treat patients undergoing laparoscopic inguinal hernia repairs with antibiotics. Our hypothesis is that it is not necessary to pretreat patients with antibiotics if the operation is minimally invasive with a mesh placed at the defect.

The investigators plan to follow up at least 100 patients who did not receive antibiotics prior to their inguinal hernia repair and compare their outcome to 100 patients who did receive prophylaxis. The investigators mainly will be analyzing the incidence of surgical site infections as evidenced by swelling, redness, pain, warmth or other signs deemed by the surgeon.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Hernia, Inguinal

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Elective laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair, unilateral or bilateral Exclusion Criteria: * Those requiring antibiotics for the surgery; * Those patients who have experienced surgical site infections from previous surgeries

Locations (1)

Sheba Medical Center

Tel Litwinsky, Israel

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Incidence of surgical site infection

The investigators will interview the patient at one week, at one month, and at one year post-operation and assess for any signs of infection around the location of hernia repair.

Time frame: One year post-operation

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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