Impact of Biomarkers for Early Diagnostic of Infections Following Major Abdominal Surgery and Severe Burn Injuries

Klinikum St. Georg gGmbH1 site in 1 country120 target enrollmentSeptember 2009

ConditionsThird Degree Burn Second Degree Burn

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Third Degree Burn
Sponsor: Klinikum St. Georg gGmbH
Enrollment: 120
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: rate of infections
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 9 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

This study was designed to investigate, if new biomarkers may improve the early diagnostic of infections following major abdominal surgery and severe burn injuries.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

September 2009

End Date

June 2015

Last Updated

9 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Klinikum St. Georg gGmbH

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Armin Sablotzki, MD

Prof. Dr. med.

Klinikum St. Georg gGmbH

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•patients with major abdominal surgery (e.g. gastrectomy, hemi-/colectomy, resection of sigma or rectum, resection of liver, esophagectomy)
•patients following severe burn injury (burn surface area \>= 15%)
•age \>= 18 years
•informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

•no informed consent
•emergency surgery
•immunocompromising diseases (e.g. HIV+, AIDS, Lymphoma or NonHodgkin-Lymphoma, Autoimmune-Diseases)
•pre-existing liver or renal failure
•chronic therapy with corticoids