The Effect of Forced Air Warming During Cesarean Section on Postoperative Infectious Morbidity
Not Applicable
Withdrawn
- Conditions
- Cesarean Section
- Interventions
- Device: forced-air warming
- Registration Number
- NCT00696462
- Lead Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study will be to assess whether forced air warming decreases the rate of surgical site infections following cesarean section.
- Detailed Description
Given the physiologic and experimental evidence regarding temperature regulation; it remains convincing that forced air warming is protective against the development of SSI. We will set out to prospectively study the effect of forced air warming on patients undergoing cesarean section.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- WITHDRAWN
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
- Adult (≥ 18 years old) female subjects who will undergo cesarean delivery regardless of indication.
- Subjects who have signed an informed consent document indicating that they understand the purpose of and procedures required for the study and are willing to participate in the study.
- Patients scheduled to receive prophylactic antibiotic therapy.
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients who are undergoing a true emergent cesarean section that does not allow placement of the warming devices.
- Patients undergoing general anesthesia.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description B forced-air warming Patients in Group B will have a forced-air warming device applied to the upper body above the waist at the 43 degree Celsius setting.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method treatment effects on wound infection As is current standard of care post procedure
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method treatment effects on endometritis as is current standard of care post procedure
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
🇺🇸Nashville, Tennessee, United States