A research to study the effects of normal saline wound irrigation on surgical wounds.
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Incisional surgical site infection
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2012/12/003197
- Lead Sponsor
- Fluid grant Christian Medical College Vellore
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 226
Inclusion Criteria
1. All abdominal emergency/elective colorectal surgeries
2. Laparoscopic surgeries with any incision more than 7 cm length
Exclusion Criteria
1. Abdominal wound is contaminated or dirty at presentation (preoperatively) eg. Trauma, intra-abdominal sepsis
2. Layer of skin is not closed
3. Pre operative use of other antibiotics
4. Anastomotic leak requiring re-exploration
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method