Trials / Completed
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
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | Redon drain | subcutaneous 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.