Study questions standard antibiotic use in knee surgery

NCT ID NCT03283878

Summary

This large study aimed to find the best way to give antibiotics to prevent serious infections after elective knee replacement surgery. It compared giving just one dose before surgery to giving extra doses for 24 hours after surgery. The goal was to see if the shorter, simpler approach works just as well to keep patients safe from infection.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Augusta Health

    Fishersville, Virginia, 22939, United States

  • BaylorScott&White Research Institute

    Temple, Texas, 76508, United States

  • Cleveland Clinic

    Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States

  • Duke University Medical Center

    Durham, North Carolina, 27703, United States

  • Emory University

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States

  • Mississippi Bone and Joint Clinic

    Starkville, Mississippi, 39759, United States

  • NYU School of Medicine

    New York, New York, 10003, United States

  • Ohio State University

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States

  • Rothman Institute

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

  • University Of Mississippi Medical Center

    Jackson, Mississippi, 39216, United States

  • University Orthopaedic Associates, LLC

    Somerset, New Jersey, 08873, United States

  • University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

  • University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center & Orthopedic Associates

    Towson, Maryland, 21204, United States

  • University of South Carolina

    Columbia, South Carolina, 29208, United States

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