Differences in wound complications when arterial access is accomplished through puncture of the artery compared to surgical cut down.
Completed
- Conditions
- PercutaneousAneurysmAccessWoundinfection
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON26340
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Medical Center of Groningen
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with an AAA with a diameter of 55 millimeters or growth of 5 millimeters in half a year, suitable for endovascular repair.
Exclusion Criteria
history of operations of the common femoral artery.
heavy calcifications in the common femoral artery.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Surgical site infections in the groin; 30 days postoperatively, and during a last control 1 year after operation. Wounds will be evaluated by means of the Southampton Wound Assessment score. When a surgical site infection is diagnosed, a wound-culture should confirm the bacterial contamination
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method wound complications in the groin; till 30 days postoperatively. Evaluated during wound assessment 2 days after surgery, 2 and 6 weeks after surgery.<br>From all patients a nose-culture and a perineal culture will be obtained. When a surgical site infection occurs, correlation between cultures and SSI's will be drawn; till 30 days postoperatively.<br>All patients score their wound-comfort in a VAS-score (visual analogue scale): till 6 weeks after surgery.