Bacterial Growth in Vascular Surgery Wounds

Completed

• Conditions: Lower Limb Ischaemia; Aneurysm
• Interventions: Other: bacterial samples

• Registration Number: NCT01505738
• Lead Sponsor: North Karelia Central Hospital

Brief Summary

The amount and species of bacteria have been shown to have an effect in wound infections in several fields of surgery (such as gastrointestinal and orthopaedic surgery and the surgery of facial area). In vascular surgery, wound infections are a common and expensive complication. The aim of the present study is to investigate the prevalence of bacteria in vascular surgery wounds perioperatively, and determine whether is correlates with the incidence of wound infections postoperatively.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-01
• Study First Submitted: 2012-01-04
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-01-05
• Study First Posted: 2012-01-06
• Primary Completion: 2012-10
• Study Completion: 2012-11
• Status Verified: 2012-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-12-13
• Last Update Posted: 2012-12-17

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• need for lower limb vascular by-pass surgery

Exclusion Criteria

• allergic to cefuroxime
• patients refusal to participate

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
bacterial cultures	bacterial samples	Bacterial samples are collected preoperatively from urine, nose and possible lower limb ischaemic wounds, perioperatively from inguinal area and wound edges, and twice postoperatively. In addition, in case of a wound infection, bacterial samples are taken for diagnosis as usual.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
wound infection	3 months	incidence of wound infection after lower limb vascular surgery

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

North Karelia Central Hospital, Clinic of Surgery; 🇫🇮 Joensuu, Finland