Status:
COMPLETED
Antiseptic Sutures and Wound Infection
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Saarland
Conditions:
Wound Infection
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study was to ascertain if the use of Vicryl plus® reduced the number of wound infections after transverse laparotomy comparing to polydioxanon suture.
Detailed Description
All patients are treated using clinical pathways (CP) to standardise surgical procedures in our high volume centre. Part of the clinical process management was the standardisation of wound incision an...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- surgical pathologies accessed via transverse abdominal incision
- primary fascial closure
Exclusion
- pregnancy
- age under 18 years
- open abdominal treatment
- known hypersensitivity agains PDS/Vicryl/Triclosan
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
839 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00932503
Start Date
October 1 2003
End Date
October 1 2007
Last Update
June 14 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, University of Saarland, D-66421 Homburg/Saar, Germany
Homburg/Saar, Germany, D-66421