The effect of pre-operative warming on wound infection rates after clean surgery
Completed
- Conditions
- Infection during surgerySurgery
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN54949546
- Lead Sponsor
- Action Medical Research (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 421
Inclusion Criteria
1. Patients having clean breast, varicose vein or hernia surgery
Added as of 07/01/2010:
2. Surgery results in a scar longer than 3 cm in length
Exclusion Criteria
Added as of 07/01/2010:
1. Under the age of 18 years
2. Pregnant
3. Taking long-term oral steroids
4. Received radiotherapy (to the incision site) or chemotherapy in the last 4 weeks
5. Had an infection at the time of surgery
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method