Triclosan Coated Suture Wound Closure for Peripheral Vascular Surgery: a Prospective Multicenter Study

North Karelia Central Hospital276 enrolled

Overview

This is a prospective randomized multicenter study which purpose is to determine whether triclosan-coated sutures for wound closure after lower limb vascular surgery would reduce the incidence of surgical wound infections.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

276

Conditions

Surgical Wound Infection

Interventions

triclosan coated suture for surgical wound closurePROCEDURE

triclosan coated suture for surgical wound closure

regular sutures for surgical wound closurePROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 100 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * patient undergoing peripheral vascular surgery procedure Exclusion Criteria: * patients refusal

Locations (1)

North Carelia central hospital

Joensuu, Joensuu, Finland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

surgical wound infection

Time frame: one month after surgical procedure

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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