Surgical site infection is common in colorectal surgery leading to increased postoperative pain, longer hospital stay, delayed wound healing and increased re-operation rates. Hence, reducing the wound infection rate is a major aim in abdominal surgery. Wound protectors were invented for retracting the abdominal wall and keeping the abdominal wall sterile in order to reduce bacterial colonialization of the wound and wound infections. This is a prospective-randomized trial comparing use of wound protectors versus woven drapes in laparoscopic colon resections with minilaparotomy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
109
after minilaparotomy, the wound protector is applied
use of woven drape instead of wound protector
Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin; Hindenburgdamm 30
Berlin, State of Berlin, Germany
percentage of wound infections
the total percentage of wound infections within 6 months postoperatively will be analyzed
Time frame: 6 months postoperatively
colonialization of abdominal wall with bacteria
a swab of the abdominal wall is taken before skin closure routinely in every participating patient and the bacteria found is analyzed
Time frame: 6 months postoperatively
postoperative costs
the costs for the operation, for the hospital stay including re-admissions, and for the outpatient stay is analyzed
Time frame: 6 months postoperatively
length of hospital stay
the total hospital stay including re-admissions is analyzed
Time frame: 6 months postoperatively
cosmetic result
the satisfaction with the cosmeti result is analyzed in every patient by questionnaire 6 months postoperatively
Time frame: 6 months postoperatively
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