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Supplemental Oxygen in Vascular Surgery

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Vascular Surgery
Surgical Wound Infection
Registration Number
NCT00873704
Lead Sponsor
North Karelia Central Hospital
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that supplemental postoperative oxygen reduces the risk of surgical wound infection in patients following lower limb vascular surgery.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
274
Inclusion Criteria
  • lower limb vascular surgery
Exclusion Criteria
  • COPD
  • sPO2 less than 90%

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
surgical wound infection30 days
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (6)

North Karelia Central Hospital

🇫🇮

Joensuu, Finland

Central Finland Central Hospital

🇫🇮

Jyväskylä, Finland

Kuopio University Hospital

🇫🇮

Kuopio, Finland

South Karelia Central Hospital

🇫🇮

Lappeenranta, Finland

Central Hospital of Mikkeli

🇫🇮

Mikkeli, Finland

Lapland Central Hospital

🇫🇮

Rovaniemi, Finland

North Karelia Central Hospital
🇫🇮Joensuu, Finland

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