Prophylactic Negative Pressure Dressings for Closed Laparotomy Wounds - A Randomised, Controlled, Open Label Trial

Laparotomy wounds are associated with high rates of surgical site infections (SSI). The effect of prophylactic negative pressure dressing of closed incisional wounds on SSI rates is inconclusive.

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Key information

Conditions

Infection Infections

Age range

18 year–85 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

University Hospital Limerick

Limerick, -00-, Ireland

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

Elective and emergency abdominal surgery

Exclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

Negative pressure dressing

Device

Standard Wound Dressing

Device

Primary outcomes

Surgical site infection rate

Time frame: 30 days

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital of Limerick

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2013
Primary completion: 2016
Study completion: 2016
First posted: May 23, 2016
Registry last updated: Nov 29, 2016

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