NCT05040399

Sternal Wound Infection in Patients Undergone Sternal Fixation Using Locking Compression Plates

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 10 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Assiut University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Sternal Wound Infection (SWI) in open heart surgery is one of the most annoying and avoidable complications that one encounters during work. Investigators investigate the rates of sternal wound infection (SWI) in patients in whom were used locking compression plates (LCP) versus in patients in whom were used wires to fixate the sternum for variable causes. SWI increases the overall cost and burden in the medical service and increases the patients suffering and disability. investigators aim to provide our patients with the most suitable means for sternal fixation.

Conditions

• Sternal Fracture
• Sternal Wound Infection
• Surgical Site Infection

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Locking Compression Plates	Plates and screws for sternal fixation
OTHER	Sternal Wires	sternal wires used for fixation of sternum

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-04-20
• Primary completion: 2022-03-01
• Completion: 2022-03-01
• First posted: 2021-09-10
• Last updated: 2021-09-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt