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Brief Title † | Intraoperative Hygiene Measures and Surgical Site Infections | ||||
Official Title † | Intraoperative Hygiene Measures and Rates of Surgical Wound Infection in General Surgery | ||||
Brief Summary | Surgical site infections are associated with high morbidity and cost Hypothesis: Extended intraoperative hygiene measures decrease surgical site infections in general surgery compared to standard hygiene measures. |
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Detailed Description | Intraoperatively two types of hygiene measures were performed randomly: standard and extensive. Standard hygiene measures included empiric accepted measures (e.g. gloves, masks, disinfection). Extensive hygiene measures included among others: double gloving, astro caps, extensive disinfection, extensive intraoperative rinsing. In addition, intraoperative adherence to the rules of asepsis were registered by an independent observer. Patients were followed for 30 days. |
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Study Type † | Observational | ||||
Study Design † | Cohort, Prospective | ||||
Primary Outcome Measure † | Surgical site infection 30 days postoperative [ Time Frame: 30 days ] | ||||
Secondary Outcome Measure † | Adherence to rules of asepsis by members of the surgical team [ Time Frame: intraoperative ] | ||||
Condition † | Surgery Surgical Site Infection Hygiene Discipline Colorectal Surgery |
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Recruitment Status † | Completed | ||||
Enrollment † | 1032 | ||||
Start Date † | July 2005 | ||||
Completion Date | January 2007 | ||||
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Eligibility Criteria † | Inclusion Criteria:
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Gender | Both | ||||
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers | No | ||||
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Location Countries † | Switzerland | ||||
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NCT ID † | NCT00555815 | ||||
Organization ID | 1.05.01.30.-17 | ||||
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Study Sponsor † | University Hospital Inselspital, Berne | ||||
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Information Provided By | University Hospital Inselspital, Berne | ||||
Verification Date | November 2007 | ||||
First Received Date † | November 8, 2007 | ||||
Last Updated Date | November 8, 2007 |