Bacterial Growth in Vascular Surgery Wounds

Aneurysm Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effect of Bacterial Growth in Vascular Surgery Wounds to the Incidence of Postoperative Wound Infections

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01505738
• Other study ID #: NKCH-Surg-009
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 4, 2012
• Last updated: December 13, 2012
• Start date: January 2012
• Est. completion date: November 2012

Study information

• Verified date: December 2012
• Source: North Karelia Central Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Finland: Valvira - National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The amount and species of bacteria have been shown to have an effect in wound infections in several fields of surgery (such as gastrointestinal and orthopaedic surgery and the surgery of facial area). In vascular surgery, wound infections are a common and expensive complication. The aim of the present study is to investigate the prevalence of bacteria in vascular surgery wounds perioperatively, and determine whether is correlates with the incidence of wound infections postoperatively.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: November 2012
• Est. primary completion date: October 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• need for lower limb vascular by-pass surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

• allergic to cefuroxime

• patients refusal to participate

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Aneurysm
• Lower Limb Ischaemia

Intervention

Other:
• bacterial samples
bacterial samples taken

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Finland	North Karelia Central Hospital, Clinic of Surgery	Joensuu

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
North Karelia Central Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Finland, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	wound infection	incidence of wound infection after lower limb vascular surgery	3 months	No