Bacterial Colonization of Suction Drains Following Spine Surgery
- Conditions
- Surgical Site Infection, Closed Suction Drains
- Registration Number
- NCT01803490
- Lead Sponsor
- Western Galilee Hospital-Nahariya
- Brief Summary
Closed suction drains are commonly used following surgery, if the wound is expected to discharge significant amounts of fluid. To this date, no evidence base exists as to the exact post operative time period or discharge volume necessitating presence of a drain. In orthopedic common practice, drains are removed on the second post operative day, fearing the drain will serve as a point of entry for nosocomial infection. In this study, drains will be left in place as long as daily discharge volume exceeds 50cc, regardless of the amount of days following surgery. Daily cultures and antibiotic levels will be taken from the drains receptacle, to determine if and when the drains is colonized by aerobic bacteria.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 224
- All patients undergoing spine surgery that requires suction draining,and do not meet the exclusion criteria for this study.
- Known active infection in the spine or elsewhere.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Growth of bacteria in drain fluids up to 10 days per patient, (from first post operative day until removal of drains).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method antibiotic level in drain fluid up to 10 days per patient (from first post operative day until removal of drains).
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Western Galilee Hospital
🇮🇱Nahariya, Israel