Status:
COMPLETED
Time of Permanence of Dressing Following Breast Reconstruction
Lead Sponsor:
Daniela Francescato Veiga
Collaborating Sponsors:
Universidade do Vale do Sapucai
Conditions:
Surgical Site Infection
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This randomized clinical trial was designed to assess the influence of time of dressing after breast reconstruction procedures on surgical site infections rates and skin colonization.
Detailed Description
The rates of surgical site infections (SSI) after clean operations range from 1 to 2%. However, infection rates in the breast surgical literature tend to be higher, with reported rates ranging from 2 ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- •candidate to immediate or delayed breast reconstruction after mastectomy or segmental mastectomy
Exclusion
- use of antibiotics at the time of the operation
- presence of skin lesions on the surgical site
- body mass index over 35Kg/m2
- hard smoking
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01148823
Start Date
June 1 2007
End Date
October 1 2014
Last Update
September 6 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Hospital das Clinicas Samuel Libânio, Universidade do Vale do Sapucaí
Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil, 37550000