Single- Versus Multiple-dose Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for The Prevention of Infectious Complications Associated With Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy(POEM) for Achalasia

Summary

Peroral endoscopic myotomy is a novel, promising endoscopic technique for achalasia considering its minimal invasive characteristics and comparable efficacy to Heller myotomy. Numerous studies have focused on the efficacy, safety as well as technical aspects of POEM. However, few efforts have been made to the issue of antimicrobial prophylaxis in POEM. Postoperative prophylactic antibiotics are universally initiated on call to the operating room or at the start of POEM and consist of second-generation cephalosporins. The mean duration of antibiotic regimen after POEM was 3 days ranging from 1 day to 7 days. Numerous studies have shown that a single dose of antibiotic prophylaxis in a variety of surgical procedures. Other studies have shown that prolonged administration of antibiotics for longer than 24 hours add no benefit in many surgeries. Prolonged use of antibiotics not only increases the costs and exposure to drug toxicity directly but also may be associated with an increased risk of acquired antibiotic resistance as well as infection with Clostridium difficile. Thus, investigators intend to perform a prospective randomized study to confirm the validity of single-dose antimicrobial prophylaxis for the prevention of infectious complications following peroral endoscopic myotomy.

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Start

2017-10-01

Primary completion

2018-12

Completion

2019-01

Publications

• Background Stavropoulos SN, Modayil RJ, Friedel D, Savides T. The International Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy Survey (IPOEMS): a snapshot of the global POEM experience. Surg Endosc. 2013 Sep;27(9):3322-38. doi: 10.1007/s00464-013-2913-8. Epub 2013 Apr 3.
• Background Inoue H, Minami H, Kobayashi Y, Sato Y, Kaga M, Suzuki M, Satodate H, Odaka N, Itoh H, Kudo S. Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) for esophageal achalasia. Endoscopy. 2010 Apr;42(4):265-71. doi: 10.1055/s-0029-1244080. Epub 2010 Mar 30.
• Background Imamura H, Kurokawa Y, Tsujinaka T, Inoue K, Kimura Y, Iijima S, Shimokawa T, Furukawa H. Intraoperative versus extended antimicrobial prophylaxis after gastric cancer surgery: a phase 3, open-label, randomised controlled, non-inferiority trial. Lancet Infect Dis. 2012 May;12(5):381-7. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(11)70370-X. Epub 2012 Jan 31.
• Background ASGE Standards of Practice Committee; Khashab MA, Chithadi KV, Acosta RD, Bruining DH, Chandrasekhara V, Eloubeidi MA, Fanelli RD, Faulx AL, Fonkalsrud L, Lightdale JR, Muthusamy VR, Pasha SF, Saltzman JR, Shaukat A, Wang A, Cash BD. Antibiotic prophylaxis for GI endoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc. 2015 Jan;81(1):81-9. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2014.08.008. Epub 2014 Nov 11. No abstract available.
• Background Mohri Y, Tonouchi H, Kobayashi M, Nakai K, Kusunoki M; Mie Surgical Infection Research Group. Randomized clinical trial of single- versus multiple-dose antimicrobial prophylaxis in gastric cancer surgery. Br J Surg. 2007 Jun;94(6):683-8. doi: 10.1002/bjs.5837.
• Background Zhang XC, Li QL, Xu MD, Chen SY, Zhong YS, Zhang YQ, Chen WF, Ma LL, Qin WZ, Hu JW, Cai MY, Yao LQ, Zhou PH. Major perioperative adverse events of peroral endoscopic myotomy: a systematic 5-year analysis. Endoscopy. 2016 Nov;48(11):967-978. doi: 10.1055/s-0042-110397. Epub 2016 Jul 22.

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