Reducing the surgical site infection rate after loop colostomy reversal by application of vacuum assisted delayed wound closure

Completed

• Conditions: Surgical site infection rate, negative-pressure wound therapy; Infections and Infestations; Infection following a procedure, not elsewhere classified

• Registration Number: ISRCTN37399763
• Lead Sponsor: Armed Forces Hospital (Germany)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-01-20
• Last Update Posted: 24 July 2017

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

1. Eligible participants are all adults aged 18 or over
2. Loop colostomy to be reversed
3. Signed informed consent for participating in the study

Exclusion Criteria

1. Patients with inflammatory bowel diseases
2. Persons who received systemic steroids within the last year

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The rate of superficial and deep surgical site infections (SSIs) after ostomy takedown (in a period of 30 days postoperative after colostomy reversal) based on the CDC criteria for definition of a wound infection

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The influence of the particular treatment on the quality of life (assessed with SF-36), and to evaluate factors, which might influence the rate of SSIs