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Table 4.3.3 Low study quality and relevance.<br />

Author<br />

Year<br />

Reference<br />

Country<br />

Branchereau<br />

1987<br />

[17]<br />

France<br />

Chester<br />

1983<br />

[18]<br />

United Kingdom<br />

D’Addato<br />

1996<br />

[19]<br />

Italy<br />

Dieterich<br />

1989<br />

[20]<br />

Germany<br />

Earnshaw<br />

1988<br />

[21]<br />

United Kingdom<br />

Jensen<br />

1985<br />

[22]<br />

Denmark<br />

Kaiser<br />

1978<br />

[23]<br />

USA<br />

Kester<br />

1999<br />

[24]<br />

United Kingdom<br />

Maki<br />

1992<br />

[25]<br />

USA<br />

Study design<br />

RCT<br />

RCT<br />

RCT<br />

RCT<br />

RCT<br />

RCT<br />

RCT<br />

RCT<br />

RCT<br />

Comments<br />

Study from 1987 in French. Antibiotic<br />

prophylaxis should be administrated<br />

No power calculation. Small population.<br />

Not blinded<br />

Probably highly underpowered. Very low<br />

graft infection rate and a large number of<br />

pts required to demonstrate any difference.<br />

No power calculation presented<br />

No power calculation. Underpowered.<br />

Not blinded<br />

No power calculation. Underpowered.<br />

Not blinded. 34% wound infection rate in<br />

pts with and rest pain and skin necrosis<br />

Old study. High infection rate in placebo<br />

group (21%). No power calculation<br />

Old trial. Short term prophylaxis and<br />

placebo group is good. Demonstrates<br />

the need for prophylaxis<br />

Not blinded. Results given according to ITT<br />

Grossly underpowered. Statistics not meaningful<br />

(also stated by the authors). Only<br />

peripheral vascular operations are presented<br />

in this table. The cardiac data are omitted<br />

The table continues on the next page<br />

198 antibiotikaprofylax <strong>vid</strong> <strong>kirurgiska</strong> <strong>ingrepp</strong>

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