Comparison of Surgical Site Infection Rate Between Primary, Delayed Primary and Vacuum Assisted Closures.
- Conditions
- Surgical Wound Infection
- Registration Number
- NCT02649543
- Lead Sponsor
- Eduardo Flores Villalba
- Brief Summary
The objective of the study is to compare infection rates between primary, delayed primary and vacuum assisted closures in contaminated and dirty/infected laparotomy wounds.
- Detailed Description
The objective of this study is to compare infection rates between primary, delayed primary and vacuum assisted closures in contaminated and dirty/infected laparotomy wounds.
Social, demographic, surgical, postsurgical and medical variables were registered. A descriptive analysis expressed as total and percentages, medians and interquartile ranges. Comparison between groups was made using the Kruskal-Wallis, U-Mann Whitney or Chi-squared as appropriate. A p value of less than 0.05 was considered significant.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 81
- Laparotomy wound classified as class III or IV according to CDC's Criteria for Defining a Surgical Site Infection.
- Patient refusal to participate in the trial
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incidence of Surgical Wound Infection with each Wound Closure Technique Two months Presence of infection was determined by a certified board physician according to CDC's Criteria for Defining a Surgical Site Infection.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Escuela Nacional de Medicina, Tecnologico de Monterrey
🇲🇽Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico
Escuela Nacional de Medicina, Tecnologico de Monterrey🇲🇽Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico