A bundle for anaethetists to reduce postoperative infection: the Anaesthetists Be Cleaner (ABC) study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Postoperative infection; Anaesthesiology - Other anaesthesiology; Infection - Other infectious diseases

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618000407291
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Auckland

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-03-21
• Study Completion: 2021-11-19
• Last Update Posted: 7 February 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 9000

Inclusion Criteria

All patients undergoing hip or knee arthroplasty or cardiothoracic surgery (as defined by the Surgical Safety Infection Improvement programme) in the study hospitals during the active phase of the study under general anaesthesia with or without regional anaesthesia, or under regional anaesthesia with sedation.

Exclusion Criteria

Heart and lung transplants will be excluded from the study because of their complexity and the use of immunosuppression in these cases.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Days alive and out of hospital. This will be determined from the Minimum National Data Set from the Ministry of Health, New Zealand.[90 days following surgery]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The rate of surgical site infection (SSI) in patients undergoing hip or knee arthroplasty or cardiothoracic surgery. This is a composite outcome and includes a) superficial incisional SSI; b) deep incisional SSI; and (c) organ/space SSI. The information regarding these infections will be obtained from the National SSI Improvement programme from the Health Quality and Safety Commison in New Zealand.[Occurring within 30 (superficial incisional) or 90 days of surgery while in hospital after surgery, or requiring re-admission to hospital]