Status:
UNKNOWN
Current Surgical Practices and Surgical Site Infection at Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in Mekelle, Ethiopia
Lead Sponsor:
University of Illinois at Chicago
Collaborating Sponsors:
Mekelle University
Conditions:
Surgical Wound Infection
Infected Wound
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
This study evaluates the current surgical practices at Ayder Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in comparison to the World Health Organization's Surgical Unit Based Safety Programme guidelines and aim...
Detailed Description
Surgical site infection continues to be a major cause of morbidity and mortality around the world with low and middle-income countries disproportionately affected with rates as high as 30-40% compared...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients (male and female) 18 years of age or older undergoing any surgery (elective, scheduled, urgent or emergent) including obstetrics and gynecology cases at ACSH in Mekelle Ethiopia.
Exclusion
- Patients under the age of 18.
- Patients who undergo surgery involving permanent implants (as these patients would require follow up for 1 year to effectively rule out surgical site infection and this is beyond the data collection time frame of this study)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 20 2018
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 30 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
1240 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03761459
Start Date
March 20 2018
End Date
December 30 2023
Last Update
May 8 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Ayder Comprehensive Referral Hospital
Mek'ele, Tigray, Ethiopia