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CompletedNCT00826410

Prospective Study on the Value of Subcutaneous Drains in Gastrointestinal Surgery

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
200 (actual)
Sponsor
University Hospital Freiburg · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The aim of the study is to determine wether subcutaneus suction drain (type redon-drain) protect against surgical side infection by laparotomy in general surgery.

Detailed description

If subcutan drains inserted during wound closudsure after laparotomy avoid subcutaneous haematoma and seromas by suction, these drains shout protect against surgical site infections. This is the ratio why such drain are in use in many countries. To test whether this hypothesis is true or not we pland this study.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DEVICERedon drainsubcutaneous suction drain after laparotomy for two days

Timeline

Start date
2003-05-01
Primary completion
2004-12-01
Completion
2005-01-01
First posted
2009-01-22
Last updated
2009-01-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00826410. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.

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