Prophylactic Negative Pressure Dressings for Closed Laparotomy Wounds - A Randomised, Controlled, Open Label Trial

University Hospital of Limerick50 enrolled

Overview

Laparotomy wounds are associated with high rates of surgical site infections (SSI). The effect of prophylactic negative pressure dressing of closed incisional wounds on SSI rates is inconclusive.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Infection

Interventions

Negative pressure dressingDEVICE

Standard wound dressingDEVICE

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 85 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Elective and emergency abdominal surgery Exclusion Criteria: \-

Locations (1)

University Hospital Limerick

Limerick, Limerick, Ireland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Surgical site infection rate

Time frame: 30 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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