Preventing Surgical Site Infection in Paediatric Groin Surgeries: Intravenous Prophylactic Antibiotics and Antimicrobial-Coated Sutures

This clinical trial aims to find out if using intravenous prophylactic antibiotics and antimicrobial-coated sutures can help prevent surgical site infections in children who are having open groin surgeries. The study is important because it could help improve care and reduce the risk of infections for children undergoing these types of surgeries. The trial will compare the rate of surgical site infections in surgeries without antibiotics, with the use of intravenous prophylactic antibiotics, and with the use of antimicrobial-coated sutures. Participants in this study will be randomly assigned to one of three groups on the morning of their surgery. Those in group A will receive an intravenous placebo injection at the start of anesthesia and their surgical wounds will be closed using non-coated sutures. Participants in group B will receive an intravenous prophylactic antibiotic at the start of anesthesia and their surgical wounds will also be closed using non-coated sutures. Those in group C will receive an intravenous placebo injection at the start of anesthesia and their surgical wounds will be closed using antimicrobial-coated sutures. All participants will visit the clinic on postoperative days 5, 13, and 30 for a review of their surgical wounds to check for any signs of infection following the CDC guidelines.