Active clinical trials for "Wound Infection"

All patients with deep venous obstruction below the sapheno-femoral junction elective for hybrid procedure with creation of an arterio venous-fistula (AVF) in the MUMC or patients with primary percutaneous procedure (and thus venous obstruction above the sapheno-femoral junction) who present with occluded stents which need an additional AVF after thrombolysis will receive a Prevena NPWT. Incidence of wound infections and wound scoring will be performed afterwards.

The investigators aim to compare the effect of changing their outer surgical gloves with a new pair of sterile gloves just prior to abdominal closure versus no intervention in the incidence of postoperative wound infections in pregnant women undergoing Caesarean section. The primary outcome is the incidence of any post cesarean wound related complication, including wound seroma, skin separation of at least 1cm, wound infection, or other incisional abnormality requiring treatment within 8 weeks of surgery, while the secondary outcomes are Postoperative fever: defined as greater than 38 degrees Celsius or post cesarean endometritis: defined as a clinical diagnosis, usually involving fever, uterine fundal tenderness, or purulent lochia requiring antibiotic therapy or Combined wound complications and endometritis.

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

Surgical Site Infections (SSI) represents a significant complication in plastic surgery. Infections can result in a prolonged recovery and impair long-term cosmetic appearance. One potential method to reduce infection is by applying a thin layer of dermal glue over the sutures at the site of incision immediately after the surgery. Conventional closures, such as sutures or staples, leave the site vulnerable until epithelialization occurs in 24 to 48 hours. In contrast, dermal glue provides an instant, waterproof barrier and it has been shown to have intrinsic bacteriostatic properties. The glue is supplied as a liquid enclosed in a vial and when applied, polymerizes rapidly in an exothermic reaction in the presence of moisture to form a solid adhesive. 2-Octylcyanoacrylate (2-OCA)-based glue is formulated to be more flexible than previous preparations. The application of dermal glue is rapid, simple and requires no specific follow-up as it naturally sloughs off overtime. The purpose of this study is to determine if 2-OCA-based glue can reduce the rate of surgical site infection following surgery. Patients undergoing breast surgery will be recruited and randomized to either a group receiving a layer of glue over sutures following surgery or no treatment. Patients will be followed up at 30 days and at 8 months for signs of infection, additional complications and the visual appearance of the scars. The cost of treating and infection will be calculated to determine if using dermal glue to prevent infection is economically feasible. This research has the potential to find a method to reduce surgical site infection, which can be applied to other surgeries.

Evaluate negative pressure wound closure therapy by PICO system in Prevention of complications of femoral artery exposure.

The primary objective of this clinical study is to evaluate the use and effectiveness of our 'handheld' fluorescence digital imaging device platform for real-time non-invasive clinical monitoring of chronic wounds for healing and bacterial contamination/infectious status over time. This will enable us to determine if the device can detect and longitudinally track intrinsic changes that may occur during the wound healing process including, but not limited to, collagen re-modeling and bacterial infection of the wound site.

This is a prospective observational study of patients undergoing planned surgery for intestinal failure. The aims of the study are: To prospectively characterise preoperative bacterial populations amongst patients undergoing surgery for intestinal failure To examine the relationship between preoperative bacteriology and surgical site infection (SSI) in this patient group To investigate the effect of surgery and surgical site infection on generic and wound specific quality of life measures

The study will examine the effect of using Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) compared with standard wound dressing among patients undergoing elective open surgery for incisional hernia. The study's main hypothesis is that NPWT will decrease the post-operative incidence of surgical site infections and also improve the patients' quality of life including less scar-related pain and higher cosmetic satisfaction.

This study will determine the tissue penetration of a broad-spectrum orally bioavailable carbapenem, tebipenem pivoxil hydrobromide (SPR994) (Spero Therapeutics, Inc.), into the extracellular, interstitial fluid of soft tissue in diabetic patients with lower limb wound infections. Penetration will be compared with a group of healthy volunteer control participants.

This study will determine the tissue penetration of tedizolid (Sivextro, Merck & Co.), a novel oxazolidinone antibiotic, into the extracellular, interstitial fluid of soft tissue in diabetic patients with lower limb wound infections. Penetration will be compared with a group of healthy volunteer control participants.