Testing levofloxacin under the skin to prevent wound infection after emergency belly surgery
Treatments studied
Part of Infections clinical trials.
This trial tests if injecting levofloxacin (a type of antibiotic) just under the skin around the surgical cut helps prevent infections in emergency belly surgery. If you are having an emergency operation on your abdomen and your surgery is considered contaminated or dirty (like from a burst appendix or a bowel perforation), you may be eligible.
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Who can take part
- You must be 18 years or older.
- You are having an emergency operation on your belly for a condition that is already contaminated or infected.
- You cannot be allergic to levofloxacin or any similar antibiotics (called fluoroquinolones).
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
- You do not have severe kidney problems or a skin infection at the surgical site.
- You do not need another belly operation within 48 hours of this one.
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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