CompletedNot Applicable

Procalcitonin as a Marker for the Length of Antibiotic Treatment in Peritonitis and Intra-abdominal Infections

Switzerland162 participantsStarted 2009-06

Plain-language summary

Procalcitonin level used for determining length of antibiotic treatment in peritonitis and intra-abdominal infections. Hypothesis is that length of antibiotic use can be shortened by this method.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * More than 18 yo * Patient requiring surgery for peritonitis or intra-abdominal infection following: perforation, necrosis, previous operation... * Mannheim Peritonitis score \> 14 * SIRS present * Probability of survival \> 72h * Informed consent by patient/relatives Exclusion Criteria: * No SIRS * Long date corticoid treatment * Immunosuppression * Thyroid medullary carcinoma * Anaphylactic shock * Acute hepatic deficiency

What they're measuring

antibiotic treatment length, hospitalisation length without antibiotic, infection recurrence, antibiotic cost

Timeframe: at one month and during hospital stay

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01155739

SponsorUniversity of Lausanne Hospitals

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2014-06

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