Prevention of abdominal wound infection:PROUD-TrialA randomized controlled trial
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- elective midline laparotomy
- Registration Number
- DRKS00000390
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitätsklinik Heidelberg
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1224
Inclusion Criteria
age >= 18 years/
Patients undergoing elective midline laparatomy /
Informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
Participation in another intervention-trial with interference of intervention and / or outcome of this study /
Impaired mental state or language problems
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Wound infection (deep and superficial according to CDC definition) within 30 days after surgery
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration of surgery /<br>Length of incision /<br>Frequency of wound dehiscence (with or without evisceration) /<br>Frequency of re-operation due to wound dehiscence /<br>Postoperative intensive care unit stay /<br>Postoperative hospital stay /<br>30 day mortality /<br>Quality of life (QoL)