Do suction assisted negative pressure dressings reduce the incidence of surgical site infections after abdominal surgery: a randomized controlled trial.

Phase 2

Recruiting

• Conditions: aparotomy wound infection; Laparotomy wound infection; Infection - Studies of infection and infectious agents; Surgery - Other surgery

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000175572
• Lead Sponsor: Dandenong Campus, Monash Health

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-02-23
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 160

Inclusion Criteria

*Patients undergoing laparotomy (where abdominal incision breaches peritoneum, and wound is large enough at least to fit the surgeons’ hand); and
*High risk for SSI, with one or more of the following risk factors:
*Obesity (BMI > 30)
*Contaminated surgery (perforation or abscess)
*Semi emergency clean/contaminated surgery (where surgery may be safely delayed up to 24 hours)
*Are able to read English, or have the consent form translated for them
*Are able to provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

*Mini laparotomy
*Elective clean surgery (Right Hemi colectomy, Anterior resection)
*Emergency ‘clean’ surgery, e.g. adhesiolysis, hernia repair, wound dehiscence
*Relook surgery
*Pregnant patients
*Patients under 18 years of age
*Patients who are unwilling or unable to consent
* Patient too sick to give informed consent- e.g. sepsis, or requiring urgent surgery within 24 hours of presentation to hospital

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Wound infection - Definition based on definitions published by VICNISS, the major healthcare infection surveillance organisation for Victoria. This outcome is assesed by our research/stoma Nurses at Dandenong Hospital on day 7(up to day9) of having had surgery[7 days]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient satisfaction. Measured with satisfaction questionnaire on various aspect of patient's experience of his/her wound dressing. Satisfaction level graded on a linear scale from 1- to 10. This is completed over the phone at day 30 by researcher[30 days]