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NCT Number: NCT05788575

Study of the Incidence of Surgical Site Infections Developed by Patients Hospitalized in the Wards of a Large Teaching Hospital in Rome, Italy

The surgical departments of the hospital were included in the study on a rotational basis over a period of 5 months. All patients undergoing surgery during this period were enrolled in the study.

The data collection in each department lasted 6 months (8 in the case of the use of prostheses) of which:

* 5 months of continuous survey of hospitalized patients * 30 days of post-operative surveillance for all operations, 90 days for operations involving the use of prosthetic material Surveillance ends when a surgical site infection occurs, even if the event is prior to 30 or 90 days.

For each surgery, information was recorded such as the type of surgery, duration, ASA score, prophylaxis.

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Key information

Conditions

Surgical Site Infection Infections Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Postoperative Complications Surgical Wound Infection Wound Infection

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS

Rome, RM, 00168, Italy

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • patient undergoing surgery

Exclusion criteria

-

Treatment and study plan

Surgery

Procedure

any surgery that an inpatient has undergone

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of surgical site infection

    Time frame: 30 days or 90 days (prosthesis)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Study of the Incidence of Surgical Site Infections (SSI) in a Large Teaching Hospital in Rome, Italy.

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Mar 29, 2023
Registry last updated
Sep 27, 2024

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