Supplemental Oxygen in Vascular Surgery

The purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that supplemental postoperative oxygen reduces the risk of surgical wound infection in patients following lower limb vascular surgery.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

18 year–110 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

North Karelia Central Hospital, Joensuu, Finland

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

lower limb vascular surgery

Exclusion criteria

COPD
sPO2 less than 90%

Treatment and study plan

supplemental postoperative oxygen

Other

Primary outcomes

surgical wound infection

Time frame: 30 days

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

North Karelia Central Hospital

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Supplemental Postoperative Oxygen and the Risk of Surgical Wound Infection in a Vascular Surgery Population: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start: 2009
Primary completion: 2010
Study completion: 2010
First posted: Apr 2, 2009
Registry last updated: Oct 14, 2015

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