# Efficacy of Post-operative Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Thoracic Surgery Requiring Tube Thoracostomy

> **NCT00818766** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Brigham and Women's Hospital** · enrollment: 251 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Antibiotic Prophylaxis

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** cefazolin or vancomycin
- **DRUG:** Placebo

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00818766
- **Lead sponsor:** Brigham and Women's Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2008-03
- **Primary completion:** 2011-04
- **Final completion:** 2011-04
- **Target enrollment:** 251 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2017-04-26


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00818766

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00818766, "Efficacy of Post-operative Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Thoracic Surgery Requiring Tube Thoracostomy". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00818766. Licensed CC0.

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