Prophylactic Antibiotics in Preventing Surgical Site Infection After Hepatobiliary Surgery in High-Resistant Settings (PASH)

May 27, 2026 updated by: Chen Dayu, The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School

Prophylactic Antibiotics in Preventing Surgical Site Infection After Hepatobiliary Surgery in High-Resistant Settings: A Randomized Clinical Trial

To analyse the efficacy of different preoperative prophylactic antimicrobial regimens for perioperative infection prevention in patients undergoing hepatobiliary surgery in a high antimicrobial resistance setting.

Study Overview

Status

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Recruiting

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Given the high incidence of postoperative surgical site infections (SSI) potentially attributable to bacterial antimicrobial resistance, the use of beta-lactam/beta-lactamase inhibitor combinations for prophylaxis may reduce SSI rates following hepatobiliary surgery in the current era of high antimicrobial resistance. To test this hypothesis, we propose a prospective pragmatic trial comparing piperacillin-tazobactam with the standard prophylactic regimen of cefuroxime for perioperative infection prevention in patients undergoing hepatobiliary surgery.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

Enrollment

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378

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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  • Name: Dayu Chen, Pharmacist in Charge, PharmD
  • Phone Number: +86-025-83106666-60924
  • Email: cdy_pharmacy@njglyy.com

Study Locations

  • China
    • Jiangsu
      • Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 210008
        • Recruiting
        • Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital
        • Contact:
          • Yao Du, Pharmacist in Charge
          • Phone Number: +86-025-83106666-60910
          • Email: dudu0083@126.com
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Dayu Chen, PharmD
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Yao Du

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult patients aged ≥18 years;
  • Deemed eligible for elective hepatobiliary surgery;
  • Demonstrated comprehension of the study nature and expressed willingness to comply with trial procedures;
  • Capable of providing written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of β-lactam allergy or hypersensitivity
  • Uncontrolled preoperative infection;
  • Current or recent (within the preceding month) systemic corticosteroid administration;
  • Severe hepatic or renal impairment;
  • Pregnancy or lactation;
  • Concurrent enrolment in another clinical trial;
  • Any other condition deemed by the investigator to render the patient unsuitable for study participation.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

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No Intervention: Control group
Experimental: Intervention Group
Participants were randomized allocated to intervention group and receive piperacillin-tazobactam as prophylactic antibiotic before hepatobiliary surgery.
Drug: Piperacillin-tazobactam
Participants were randomized allocated to intervention group and receive piperacillin-tazobactam as prophylactic antibiotic before hepatobiliary surgery. Participants in the cotrol group will receive cefuroxime for prophylactic antibiotic.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of participants with surgical site infection within 30 days after surgery
Time Frame: 30 days after the surgery
The primary endpoint, overall SSI rate, is defined as superficial incisional SSI, deep incisional SSI, or organ/space SSI within the first 30 days after the operation, as defined according to the ACS NSQIP data collection operations manual.
30 days after the surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
30-day mortality
Time Frame: 30 days after the surgery
30 days after the surgery
Number of Participants with Sepsis within 30 days after surgery
Time Frame: 30 days after the surgery
Sepsis was defined according to criteria of the third international consensus of sepsis (doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.0287).
30 days after the surgery
Number of Participants with Postoperative bile leak or pancreas fisula
Time Frame: 30 days after surgery
Postoperative bile leak and pancreas fisula was assessed by the treating surgeons.
30 days after surgery
Postoperative hospital stay
Time Frame: Length of postoperative hospital stay from date of surgery until the date of first documented date of discharge from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 90 days.
Length of postoperative hospital stay from date of surgery until the date of first documented date of discharge from any cause, whichever came first, assessed up to 90 days.
Number of participants with infections other than surgical site infection
Time Frame: Other infections occurred within 30 days after surgery.
Infection was assessed by the treating surgeons.
Other infections occurred within 30 days after surgery.
Number of Participants with unplanned readmission and secondary surgery
Time Frame: Unplanned readmission and secondary surgery within 30 days after surgery.
Unplanned readmission and secondary surgery within 30 days after surgery.

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

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May 24, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

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December 31, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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January 31, 2029

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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May 21, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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May 27, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

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June 2, 2026

Study Record Updates

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June 2, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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May 27, 2026

Last Verified

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May 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 2026-0252-02, 2026-0452-03

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

YES

IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type

  • STUDY_PROTOCOL
  • SAP
  • ICF
  • ANALYTIC_CODE
  • CSR

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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