A common concern in any surgical procedure is the occurrence of infection. Silver-containing treatments are popular and used in wound treatment; however, there is presently little evidence of the effectiveness of silver-containing treatment for the prevention of obstetrical wound infection. We plan to investigate the rate of infection in women experiencing cesarean sections at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) by comparing the infection rate based on a randomized choice of silver-containing wound dressings to soft cloth adhesive wound dressings.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
475
Dressing placed over surgical incision and remain for 3-5 days
Cloth adhesive dressing placed over surgical incision and remains for 3-5 days
Vanderbilt University Hospital
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Silver Treatment Efficacy
As measured by number of patients with postop infections at 6 wks
Time frame: 6 weeks postpartum
Infection Rate Adjusted for Maternal BMI
Time frame: 6 weeks postpartum
Patient Dressing Cost
Total cost of dressings per group based on 1 dressing per patient
Time frame: Postoperative
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