Conventional Antibiotic Prophylaxis Versus Add-On 5 Days Levofloxacin Before Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2017-06-15
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

To evaluate whether 5 days of levofloxacin before percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) in reducing upper urinary tract infection and urosepsis after PCNL.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Mansoura University
• Treatments: Anti-Bacterial Agents; Levofloxacin; Ofloxacin

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Stones ≥ 2.5 cm and/or hydronephrosis

• Sterile mid urine stream

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with a stent, nephrostomy tube or indwelling catheter

• Uncontrolled Diabetes mellitus

• Renal failure

• Fever before surgery

• Concomitant bladder stone or tumour

• Patients with active UTI

• Contralateral renal/ureteric stone