The Role of Antibiotics After Surgical Treatment of Simple Hand Infections: A Prospective Study

BG Trauma Center Tuebingen

Status: Completed

Conditions: Hand Infections

Treatments: Other: No intervention

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01429571

Antibiotics in hand infections

Details and patient eligibility

About

Three patient groups with simple hand infections are tested regarding the necessity of antibiotics after surgical treatment.

Enrollment: 90 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult patients with simple hand infections

Exclusion criteria

• Infection of the bone, tendon or joint
• Major diseases like diabetes or immunodeficiency
• Systemic manifestations like fever or lymphangitis
• Bite infections

Trial design

90 participants in 3 patient groups

Systemic and local antibiotics

Treatment:

Other: No intervention

Local antibiotics

Treatment:

Other: No intervention

No antibiotics

Treatment:

Other: No intervention