Testing the best antibiotic length after laparoscopic appendix surgery
Part of Digestive system, Infections clinical trials.
This study compares whether you need antibiotics after laparoscopic surgery for a complicated, “localized” appendix infection. It aims to find the safest, most effective antibiotic approach after surgery.
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Who can take part
- You’re 18 or older and can sign consent paperwork
- Your appendix was removed using laparoscopic surgery (keyhole surgery)
- Before surgery, you were suspected of a complicated appendicitis, and surgery confirmed it with things like a perforation, pus, a localized abscess, or fecaliths
- Your case is NOT a more severe, whole-abdomen infection (no generalized peritonitis)
- You have not taken antibiotics in the 3 months before surgery
- You must not be allergic to metronidazole, and you must not have certain antibiotic allergy or safety history
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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