Bacterial Growth in Vascular Surgery Wounds

North Karelia Central Hospital100 enrolled

Overview

The amount and species of bacteria have been shown to have an effect in wound infections in several fields of surgery (such as gastrointestinal and orthopaedic surgery and the surgery of facial area). In vascular surgery, wound infections are a common and expensive complication. The aim of the present study is to investigate the prevalence of bacteria in vascular surgery wounds perioperatively, and determine whether is correlates with the incidence of wound infections postoperatively.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Lower Limb Ischaemia Aneurysm

Interventions

bacterial samplesOTHER

bacterial samples taken

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * need for lower limb vascular by-pass surgery Exclusion Criteria: * allergic to cefuroxime * patients refusal to participate

Locations (1)

North Karelia Central Hospital, Clinic of Surgery

Joensuu, Finland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

wound infection

incidence of wound infection after lower limb vascular surgery

Time frame: 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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