Overview

Antibiotic Prophylaxis Before Surgery Versus After Cord Clamping in Elective Cesarean Delivery - a Double-blind, Prospective, Randomized Placebo-controlled Trial

Status:
Completed

Trial end date:
2010-01-01

Target enrollment:

Participant gender:

Summary

In this prospective, randomized, placebo controlled trial the investigators were able to demonstrate the usefulness of prophylactic cefazolin in elective caesarean section versus placebo, irrespective of the timing of administration, ie before skin incision or after umbilical cord clamping

Phase:

N/A

Details

Lead Sponsor:

Medical University of Vienna

Treatments:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Cefazolin
Cephalexin