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Antibiotics for Postpartum Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Tear Repairs
Not Recruiting
Trial ID: NCT00186082
Purpose
This study is undertaken to find out whether prophylactic antibiotics can decrease the infection rate in third and fourth degree perineal tear repairs done in the immediate postpartum period.
Official Title
A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effect of Prophylactic Antibiotics on the Infection Rate in Postpartum Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Tear Repairs
Stanford Investigator(s)
Yasser El-Sayed, Professor
Charles B. and Ann L. Johnson Professor in the School of Medicine and Professor, by courtesy, of Pediatrics (Neonatology) and of Surgery
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria:
- third and fourth degree perineal laceration
Exclusion Criteria:
- chorioamnionitis, HIV positive, inflammatory bowel disease
Intervention(s):
drug: Cefotetan or Cefoxitin vs placebo
Not Recruiting
Contact Information
Stanford University
School of Medicine
300 Pasteur Drive
Stanford,
CA
94305
Yasser El-Sayed
6507233198