Perioperative Supplemental Oxygen and the Risk of Surgical Site Infection

Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System1 site in 1 country1,202 target enrollmentAugust 2006

ConditionsSurgical Site Infection

Overview

Phase: Phase 4
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Surgical Site Infection
Sponsor: Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System
Enrollment: 1202
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Surgical site infection
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 9 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

This is a study to see whether increasing the oxygen concentration during and after a cesarean section decreases the infection rate.

Detailed Description

This is a double-blinded prospective randomized,controlled trial to evaluate whether using a higher concentration of oxygen during and after surgery helps to decrease the wound infection rate in patients undergoing cesarean sections.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

August 2006

End Date

April 2011

Last Updated

9 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

Female

Investigators

Sponsor

Santa Clara Valley Health & Hospital System

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•mentally competent patients undergoing cesarean section under spinal or epidural anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria

•fever/chorioamnionitis; GBS positive on antibiotics; immunocompromised / HIV patients; on antibiotics for any reason; general anesthesia; age less than 18 years custody patients stat cesarean section