PRevention Of Trauma-related Infections Through an Embedded Clinical Trials Network
Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Trial end date:
2027-03-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of 2 prophylactic antibiotic regimens, ertapenem and cefazolin with metronidazole, in preventing organ space surgical site infections (OS-SSI) after emergency trauma laparotomy embedded into routine clinical care and to validate a Bayesian OS-SSI risk calculator using Trauma Quality Improvement Program (TQIP) standardized variables
Phase:
PHASE4
Details
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston