The study aims to evaluate the efficacy of an arginine enriched oral nutritional supplement in the prevention of wound complications in the the wounds of patients post lower limb revascularization.
Surgical incisions are associated with a number of possible complications. The reported incidence of surgical site infections at the groin after vascular procedures is between 3% and 30%. This incidence is up to five times higher than the expected incidence of infection in clean cases. Risk factors for postoperative surgical site infection in patients undergoing vascular surgery may include age, co-morbidities, use of prosthetic grafts and repeat operations. A systematic review in 2011 concluded that arginine supplemented diets among perioperative patients were associated with a reduced rate of surgical infection and reduced overall length of hospital stay. The study aims are to determine if taking an oral nutritional supplement reduces the rate of wound complications post lower limb revascularization.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
6
oral nutritional supplement containing arginine
University Hospital Limerick
Limerick, Ireland
The number of incidents of wound infections in both groups of patients undergoing lower limb re vascularization.
Time frame: 4 weeks
Patient acceptability of the oral nutritional supplement.
Time frame: 4 weeks
Duration of post operative hospital stay
Time frame: 4 weeks
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