Bacterial Growth in Vascular Surgery Wounds

The amount and species of bacteria have been shown to have an effect in wound infections in several fields of surgery (such as gastrointestinal and orthopaedic surgery and the surgery of facial area). In vascular surgery, wound infections are a common and expensive complication. The aim of the present study is to investigate the prevalence of bacteria in vascular surgery wounds perioperatively, and determine whether is correlates with the incidence of wound infections postoperatively.

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Key information

Conditions

Lower Limb Ischaemia Aneurysm Cardiovascular Diseases Vascular Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

North Karelia Central Hospital, Clinic of Surgery

Joensuu, FIN-80210, Finland

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

need for lower limb vascular by-pass surgery

Exclusion criteria

allergic to cefuroxime
patients refusal to participate

Treatment and study plan

bacterial samples

Other

bacterial samples taken

Primary outcomes

wound infection

Time frame: 3 months

incidence of wound infection after lower limb vascular surgery

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

North Karelia Central Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Bacterial Growth in Vascular Surgery Wounds to the Incidence of Postoperative Wound Infections

Important dates

Study start: 2012
Primary completion: 2012
Study completion: 2012
First posted: Jan 6, 2012
Registry last updated: Dec 17, 2012

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