NCT03905213

Prevention of Surgical Wound Infection

Impact of the Use of Three Dressings in the Prevention of Surgical Wound Infection in Patients Undergoing Mayor Cardiac Surgery: a Clinical Prospective and Randomized Study

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 900 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Maria Jesus Perez · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To compare cost effectiveness of a polyurethane dressing or a vacuum therapy dressing versus the conventional gauze in the prevention of superficial wound infection y major cardiac surgery

Detailed description

It is a clinical prospective and randomized study. patientes will be randomized to three groups on the day of surgery: conventional gauze, polyurethane or vacuum therapy dressing. Clinical al microbiological data will be monitorized to evaluate the infection rate of surgical wound , mediastinitis, days of hospital stay and consumption of antimicrobials.

Conditions

• Cardiac Surgery

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	dressing MEPORE	assignation to three different authorised and on label dressing: conventional dressing (MEPORE)
DEVICE	dressing MEPILEX	assignation to three different authorised and on label dressing: absorbent(MEPILEX)
DEVICE	dressing PICCO	assignation to three different authorised and on label dressing:vacuum Therapy dressing(PICCO)

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-09-01
• Primary completion: 2021-08-28
• Completion: 2021-08-28
• First posted: 2019-04-05
• Last updated: 2019-07-01