Prophylaxis Of Wound Infections- Antibiotics in Renal Donation

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2016-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The aim of this study is to see whether antibiotics given at the start of laparoscopic kidney donation surgery prevent infection.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
• Treatments: Amoxicillin-Potassium Clavulanate Combination; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antibiotics, Antitubercular

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• All adult patients (over 18 years) undergoing hand-assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy, who have given written informed consent, will be included.

• Patients whose first language is not English will be included; they comprise a significant part of our patient population and we will use translation services as is our normal practice.

• Women of child-bearing age taking adequate contraception will be included.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with a known allergy to penicillin or other antibiotics.

• Patients with MRSA colonisation.

• Participation in another investigational study within the previous 90 days.

• Pregnant or breast-feeding women.