Prophylactic Post-Cesarean Incisional Negative-pressure Wound Therapy in Morbidly Obese Patients

Albany Medical College186 enrolled

Overview

To evaluate the effectiveness of negative-pressure wound therapy in decreasing wound complications in morbidly obese patients (BMI greater than of equal to 40) at Albany Medical Center Hospital. Retrospective data will be collected regarding morbidly obese patients who have undergone cesarean section and patients will be recruited to have the intervention (negative-pressure wound therapy) applied and outcomes will be evaluated.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

186

Conditions

Negative-pressure Wound Therapy Morbid Obesity Cesarean Section Wound Infection

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Women undergoing cesarean section at Albany Medical Center Hospital * Current BMI greater than or equal to 40 Exclusion Criteria: * Current BMI less than 40 * current skin or soft tissue infection * skin or soft tissue disorder * allergy to silver

Locations (1)

Albany Medical Center

Albany, New York, United States

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Wound complication

Time frame: 3 months

Central Contacts

Cassandra Denefrio, MD

CONTACT

5182645026 denefrc@mail.amc.edu

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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