Correlation of multiple versus single surgical site disinfections on the process of wound healing

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: surgical site infectionwound infection preoperative skin preparation; Surgical Wound Infection

• Registration Number: TCTR20220217004
• Lead Sponsor: nil

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2021-12-31
• Study Start: 2022-02-17
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 180

Inclusion Criteria

The inclusion criteria are, age between 15to50 years, elective clean and clean contaminated laparotomies, accepting participation and this is considered the first laparotomy. All recruited patient will be subjected to history taking, carful general examination, and medical consultations and through investigations. Betadine Surgical Scrub (7.5% povidone-iodine) is used for skin Disinfection. The amount of povidone iodine disinfectant used was at least 75ml, via at least three outward spiralling movements from the center of the abdomen. The patients were instructed take a bath at home before going to the hospital. They were informed to be at the hospital just before midnight where the attended staff deal with them and started first time disinfection at midnight.

Exclusion Criteria

The exclusion criteria are, refusal of participation, not strictly following instructions, Feverish patients, selective emergent operations, potentially infected laparotomies, intraoperative gross spillage or intestinal injury, diabetics, obese, chronic liver and renal diseases, chronic infections, immunocompromised patients, anemias, autoimmune disorders and chronic debilitating diseases

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
surgical site infection in correlation to the method of skin preoperative preparation 10-14 days after operation Southampton scoring of wound infection

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cross-tabulation between Southampton grading and baseline Sociodemographic characteristics of the sampled population 10-14 days postoperative Southampton scoring of wound infection