Microbial colonisation of anus-near pressure ulcers in patients with spinal cord injury
- Conditions
- L89G82Decubitus ulcer and pressure areaParaplegia and tetraplegia
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
Spinal cord injury - Age = 18 years - anus-near pressure ulcer stage 3 or 4 - surgical treatment of the ulcer.
Exclusion Criteria
Decubitus stage 1 or 2 - no pressure ulcer at all - insufficient data.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Microbial colonisation depending on the presence of a stoma.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Days until complete wound healing - duration of hospital stay - treatment on the ICU - number of surgical procedure necessary for wound healing - occurrence of a superinfection - complications - ulcer recurrence.