Abdominal Wall Closure With Triclosan-coated Suture (TCS09-10)
Wound Infection
About this trial
This is an interventional prevention trial for Wound Infection focused on measuring surgical site infection, elective colorectal surgery, level of surgical site infection, complication of surgical site infection, type of changed bandage, frequency of bandage changing
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Elective (subjected to bowel preparation) operations
- Benign or malignsnt colon or rectal disease
- Age: 18-80
- Bowel opening is made during operation
Exclusion Criteria:
Cannot be randomized:
Systemic diseases influencing local surgical site healing Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus Child B-C liver cirrhosis Kidney disease requiring dialysis Immune-suppression treatment IBD Acute surgery or unpreparated bowel After being informed patient does not sign the statement of consent
To be excluded later:
Surgically incurable tumour Septic state or complication occurred in the post-operational stage Patient withdraws the signed consent before the examination is closed
- Undesirable complication:
Sterile surgical site separation Suture break during the post-operational stage
Sites / Locations
- Department of Surgery Medical Faculty, University of Pecs, Hungary
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
non-triclosan-coated
triclosan coated suture
Two arms are separeted by computer randomization at abdomial wall closure: application of triclosan-coated and non-coated PDS suture (PDS vs. PDS-Plus).
Two arms are separeted by computer randomization at abdomial wall closure: application of triclosan-coated and non-coated PDS suture (PDS vs. PDS-Plus).