To compare cost effectiveness of a polyurethane dressing or a vacuum therapy dressing versus the conventional gauze in the prevention of superficial wound infection y major cardiac surgery
It is a clinical prospective and randomized study. patientes will be randomized to three groups on the day of surgery: conventional gauze, polyurethane or vacuum therapy dressing. Clinical al microbiological data will be monitorized to evaluate the infection rate of surgical wound , mediastinitis, days of hospital stay and consumption of antimicrobials.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
900
assignation to three different authorised and on label dressing: conventional dressing (MEPORE)
assignation to three different authorised and on label dressing: absorbent(MEPILEX)
assignation to three different authorised and on label dressing:vacuum Therapy dressing(PICCO)
prevention of surgical wound infection
surgical wound infection measured as number of patients suffering surgical wound infection during the study period
Time frame: surgery date up to 6 months
hospital stay
days at hospital
Time frame: from hospitalization until an average of 1 year
antimicrobial consumption
defined dose of antimicrobial agents during hospital stay
Time frame: from surgery date until an average of 1 year
dressing consumption cost
number of dressing and its cost
Time frame: from surgery date until an average of 8 weeks
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