# The Effect of Prolonged Postoperative Antibiotics Administration on Rate of Infection in Patients Undergoing Posterior Spine Surgery Requiring a Hemovac Drain

> **NCT01458223** · PHASE4 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **The London Spine Centre** · enrollment: 645 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Postoperative Infection

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Antibiotic
- **DRUG:** Antibiotic

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01458223
- **Lead sponsor:** The London Spine Centre
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2011-10
- **Primary completion:** 2018-08
- **Final completion:** 2018-08
- **Target enrollment:** 645 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2018-08-20


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01458223

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01458223, "The Effect of Prolonged Postoperative Antibiotics Administration on Rate of Infection in Patients Undergoing Posterior Spine Surgery Requiring a Hemovac Drain". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-01 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01458223. Licensed CC0.

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