Aquacel Compared to Traditional Post Surgical Wound Dressing in Vascular Surgery Patients

The study is a prospective randomised, controlled study of 136 patients undergoing vascular surgery. Their closed wounds were covered with either aquacel, a hydrofiber dressing, or a traditional gauze dressing.Number of changes, patient comfort,number of infections, length of hospital stay and wound complications were compared between the two groups.

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Key information

Conditions

Wound Healing Infections Patient Comfort

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Department of Vascular Surgery, Rigshospitalet

Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

patients undergoing elective vascular surgery, with an expected hospital stay of at least 4 days. informed consent

Exclusion criteria

known hypersensitivity to the dressing materials. age under 18 years. dementia, insufficient danish language understanding, pregnancy

Treatment and study plan

wound dressing

Procedure

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2004
Study completion: 2006
First posted: Jan 30, 2007
Registry last updated: Jan 30, 2007

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