Clinical Trial: Does it Make Sense to Give Postoperative Antibiotics to Patients With an Uncomplicated Acute Cholecystitis

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Does it Make Sense to Give Postoperative Antibiotics to Patients With an Uncomplicated Acute Cholecystitis

Brief Summary: Each patient is preoperatively treated once profylactic with intraveneous antibiotics. Postoperatively, one group will be treated with intraveneous antibiotics during 5 days. The other group will receive no antibiotics.

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: University Hospital, Ghent

Current Primary Outcome: Postoperative complications (abces, infection of the wound) [ Time Frame: day 2, day of discharge and dag 21 ]

Original Primary Outcome: Duration of hospitalisation

Current Secondary Outcome: Duration of hospitalisation [ Time Frame: Day O to day of discharge ]

Original Secondary Outcome: Postoperative complications (abces, infection of the wound)

Information By: University Hospital, Ghent

Dates:
Date Received: May 7, 2006
Date Started: May 2006
Date Completion:
Last Updated: December 4, 2014
Last Verified: December 2014