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Negative Pressure Wound Therapy vs Standard Care Dressing

Not Applicable
Withdrawn
Conditions
Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy
Interventions
Other: standard care dressing
Device: Negative pressure wound therapy
Registration Number
NCT03566641
Lead Sponsor
University of Toledo Health Science Campus
Brief Summary

A comparison between the efficacy of negative pressure wound therapy and the efficacy of standard care dressing

Detailed Description

The aim of our study is to compare the efficacy of negative pressure wound therapy (Prevena) and standard clinical dressing in terms of prevention of postoperative surgical site infection, length of hospital stay, and total cost of hospitalization among vascular, plastic and general surgery patients.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
WITHDRAWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
  • Consent for participation from the patient or his legal representative
Exclusion Criteria
  • Currently infected wounds
  • Patients with history of immunosupression
  • Pregnancy

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
standard care dressingstandard care dressingThis group of patients will receive standard care dressing as their postoperative wound care method.
Negative pressure wound therapyNegative pressure wound therapyThis group of patients will receive negative pressure wound therapy (prevena) as their postoperative wound care method.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Surgical site infection30-day postoperative period

The rate of occurrence of signs and symptoms of surgical site infection

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
cost of hospitalization6 months

The total cost in USD of patient's hospitalization

length of total hospital stay6 months

number of days of patients hospital stay after the surgery

Rate of reoperation30-day postoperative period

The rate of patients' re-operation after the principal operation

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UTMC

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Toledo, Ohio, United States

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