Diagnostic of Infections Following Major Abdominal Surgery and Burn Injury

This study was designed to investigate, if new biomarkers may improve the early diagnostic of infections following major abdominal surgery and severe burn injuries.

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Key information

Conditions

Third Degree Burn Burns Disease Infections Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Second Degree Burn Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Klinikum St. Georg gGmbH

Leipzig, Saxony, 04129, Germany

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

patients with major abdominal surgery (e.g. gastrectomy, hemi-/colectomy, resection of sigma or rectum, resection of liver, esophagectomy)
patients following severe burn injury (burn surface area >= 15%)
age >= 18 years
informed consent

Exclusion criteria

no informed consent
emergency surgery
immunocompromising diseases (e.g. HIV+, AIDS, Lymphoma or NonHodgkin-Lymphoma, Autoimmune-Diseases)
pre-existing liver or renal failure
chronic therapy with corticoids

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

rate of infections

Time frame: day 28 post intervention

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Klinikum St. Georg gGmbH

Other

Collaborators

Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg

Registry information

Official study title

Impact of Biomarkers for Early Diagnostic of Infections Following Major Abdominal Surgery and Severe Burn Injuries

Acronym: Earlygnost

Important dates

Study start: 2009
Primary completion: 2015
Study completion: 2015
First posted: Jan 25, 2010
Registry last updated: Feb 8, 2017

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