Diagnostic of Infections Following Major Abdominal Surgery and Burn Injury

Klinikum St. Georg gGmbH120 enrolled

Overview

This study was designed to investigate, if new biomarkers may improve the early diagnostic of infections following major abdominal surgery and severe burn injuries.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

120

Conditions

Third Degree Burn Second Degree Burn

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patients with major abdominal surgery (e.g. gastrectomy, hemi-/colectomy, resection of sigma or rectum, resection of liver, esophagectomy) * patients following severe burn injury (burn surface area \>= 15%) * age \>= 18 years * informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * no informed consent * emergency surgery * immunocompromising diseases (e.g. HIV+, AIDS, Lymphoma or NonHodgkin-Lymphoma, Autoimmune-Diseases) * pre-existing liver or renal failure * chronic therapy with corticoids

Locations (1)

Klinikum St. Georg gGmbH

Leipzig, Saxony, Germany

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

rate of infections

Time frame: day 28 post intervention

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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