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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of antibiotics (i.e. Kefzol) before percutaneous gastrostomy performed in interventional radiology. Patient will be randomized to receive antibiotics or placebo before the procedure, and the rates of skin infection after the procedure will be determined between the two groups. This has never been studied in our population of patients undergoing the procedure. However, antibiotics are routinely given despite the lack of evidence. The investigators hypothesize that patient receiving prophylactic antibiotics will have a decreased number of infections compared to placebo.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Those receiving antibiotics | Patients who received one prophylactic dose of antibiotics. | ||
| Placebo | Patients who did not receive one prophylactic dose of antibiotics (received placebo). |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Rate of infection | Wounds surround the g-tube will be assessed at 4 points after the procedure to document the presence of infection. An assessment for redness, induration, pus, etc. will be performed and documented at 4 times points after the procedure. | Within one month of the procedure (antibiotic dose, if given) |
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Anyone referred to Interventional Radiology for percutaneous gastrostomy is in the study population (with inclusion and exclusion criteria below).
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Harborview Medical Center | Seattle | Washington | 98104 | United States |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 12869081 | Result | Ahmad I, Mouncher A, Abdoolah A, Stenson R, Wright J, Daniels A, Tillett J, Hawthorne AB, Thomas G. Antibiotic prophylaxis for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy--a prospective, randomised, double-blind trial. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2003 Jul 15;18(2):209-15. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2003.01684.x. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D007239 | Infections |
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