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External Negative Pressure Dressing System vs. Traditional Wound Dressing for Cesarean Section Incision in Obese Women.

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Wound Dehiscence
Interventions
Device: External negative pressure dressing system (Yuwell 7E-A portable suction unit)
Registration Number
NCT04434820
Lead Sponsor
Ain Shams Maternity Hospital
Brief Summary

Obesity is associated with increased cesarean section delivery rates and surgical site infections with associated increased post-operative morbidity, post-operative pain and length of hospital stay.

Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) technology could be used as a prophylactic measure to reduce surgical site infections in obese women undergoing cesarean section by immediate postoperative application in clean-contaminated, closed surgical incisions.

Detailed Description

Obesity, defined as body mass index (BMI, calculated as weight (kg)/ \[height (m)\] 2) of 30 or greater, is a common medical comorbidity of pregnancy affecting one third of reproductive-aged women. Maternal obesity is also a well-recognized risk factor for dysfunctional labor and cesarean delivery with a cesarean section rate of 33% in obese women with BMI of 30 or greater and 43% in women with BMIs of 40 or greater.

Obesity is an independent risk factor for post-operative surgical site infection. The risk of post-cesarean surgical site infection has been shown to double for every 5 unit increase in body mass index (BMI) above 30 kg/m , occurring in about 10% of obese women undergoing caesarean section despite prophylactic strategies (e.g. antibiotics).

This can be explained partly by a decreased blood flow in adipose tissue and an obesity-associated inflammation causing vascular dysfunction, which results in a local hypoxic response. Hypoxia impairs oxidative bacterial killing and leads to an increased risk of surgical site infection.

Wound healing is a sequence of physiologic events that include inflammation, epithelialization, fibroplasia, and maturation. Failure of wound healing at the surgical site can lead to seroma, hematoma, wound dehiscence, incisional hernia and surgical site infection.

Surgical site infection SSI according to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is as an infection occurring within 30 days from the operative procedure in the part of the body where the surgery took place, where there is purulent drainage from incision, isolated organisms from the incision, dehiscence or deliberate opening by the surgeon when the patient has at least one sign or symptom of clinical infection: localized pain, edema, erythema, warmth and fever greater than 38 c (unless culture of incision is negative) or there is an abscess or other evidence of infection is found during examination of incision, reoperation, or pathologic or radiologic exam.

SSIs is divided into incisional SSI and organ/space SSI. Incisional SSI is further divided into superficial and deep incisional SSI. Superficial Incisional Surgical Site Infection involves skin or subcutaneous tissue cellulitis, seroma, hematoma, wound healing disruption, or dehiscence. Deep Incisional Surgical Site Infection involves deep soft tissues such as fascia or muscle within incision. Organ/Space Surgical Site Infection involves any part of the anatomy other than the incision. SSI is associated with a maternal mortality rate of up to 3%.

Wound complication, even if not accompanied by an infection, is a significant cause of postoperative morbidity following cesarean delivery. In addition to the increased cost of care, there is the inconvenience of therapy, increased postoperative pain and convalescence, as well as difficulty with activities of daily living.

It is logical to employ novel risk reducing approaches including negative pressure wound therapy at the time of surgery that may prevent wound complications and to ensure that there is a demonstrable benefit to their use for wound complication prophylaxis.

Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT), also known as a vacuum assisted closure (VAC), involves the controlled application of sub-atmospheric pressure to the local wound environment, using a sealed wound dressing connected to a vacuum to promote healing by primary intention by reducing the risk of hematoma / seroma due to improved lymphatic drainage and reduces the risk of wound dehiscence by decreasing the lateral and shear stress on sutures and decreasing bacterial load and wound fluids and by increasing blood flow, oxygenation, angiogenesis, and epithelialization.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
260
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age: 18 or older
  • BMI: 30 or greater
  • undergoing Cesarean section through a Pfannenstiel incision
Exclusion Criteria
  • Prolonged Rupture of membranes >18 hours
  • Intra amniotic infection
  • Severe anemia
  • Vasculopathies as in hypertension/pre-eclampsia, pregestational / gestational diabetes mellitus, smoking and substance abuse
  • Prolonged steroids therapy as in SLE, ITP
  • Intraoperative complications as bladder or bowel injury , placenta previa / accreta, difficult fetal extraction , ovarian cysts, pelvic abscess
  • Intra-abdominal or subcutaneous drain

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
External negative pressure dressing system groupExternal negative pressure dressing system (Yuwell 7E-A portable suction unit)patients will receive placement of a sterile dressing of gauze and occlusive adhesive over the closed incision. The dressing's tubing will then be attached to a compact, portable negative-pressure therapy unit (Yuwell 7E-A portable suction unit) that will deliver -80 mm Hg of continuous pressure to the dressing and will remove exudates into a disposable canister for 4 days.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
incidence of wound dehiscencetill 30 days post operative

separation of the incision line prior to complete healing resulting in an open wound.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
patient mobility4 days

if attachment to a negative pressure pump affects patients mobility

surgical site infection30 days post operative

as defined by the CDC

post operative paintill 30 days post operative

post-operative pain assessed by Wong-Baker Faces pain rating scale,from 0=no pain to 10=maximal pain

further need for additional antibioticstill 30 days post operative

if the surgical site infection required additional post operative antibiotics

length of hospital staytill 30 days post operative

days spent admitted to the hospital

the need for re-admissiontill 30 days post operative

if the patient encountered surgical site infection requiring re admission to the hospital

peri-incision blisteringtill 30 days post operative

if any skin blistering occurs under the occlusive adhesive layer

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

AinShams maternity hospital

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Cairo, Al-Waili, Egypt

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