Active clinical trials for "Surgical Wound Infection"

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetic dose escalation Phase II study of DFA-02 in patients undergoing colorectal surgery to evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of DFA-02.

The main goals of the study are as follows: (1) to determine the correlation between pain management using continuous infusion of local anesthetics and the incidence of pneumonia and surgical infection in cardiac surgery patients; and (2) to evaluate the relationship between hospital-acquired pneumonia and surgical infection and patient outcomes, including length of hospital stay.

The objective of the study is to measure the efficacy of the use of single-use portable negative pressure therapy (PICO ®) in the prevention of surgical wound infections (SSI) from cardiac surgery under extracorporeal circulation compared to single-use hydrocolloid dressings "Aquacel Surgical".

A randomized control trial studying the effect of prophylactic antibiotics to reduce surgical site infections following cardiac surgery in adults using 1st generation cephalosporin (Cefazolin) or 2nd generation cephalosporin (Cefuroxime).

Negative pressure wound closure technique (NPWT) has been widely introduced in different clinical settings. Most of the studies report it as an effective and cost-effective method to treat complicated surgical wounds or even open abdomen. NPWT as a prophylactic effort to prevent complications of high risk surgical wounds has recently been introduced, but the concept is still lacking clinical evidence in terms of clinical effectiveness and cost effectiveness. In this randomized, multi centric study investigators aim to compare prophylactic negative pressure wound closure (ciNPWT) with traditional, dry wound dressing at high infection risk laparotomy wounds.

This study is to evaluate the effectiveness of peritoneal lavage with super-oxidised solution in reducing surgical site infection after open surgery for perforated appendicitis.

This is a double-blind, randomized, parallel-group, controlled, multi-center study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of RUT058-60 (Group A) as an intra-cavity lavage compared to sterile saline (Group B) in adult subjects undergoing abdominal surgery.

To compare the efficacy of treatment with a single dose of dalbavancin 1500 mg to treatment with a two dose regimen of dalbavancin (1000 mg on Day 1 followed by 500 mg on Day 8) in participants with known or suspected Gram-positive acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) at 48 -72 hours after initiation of treatment.

Prospective, Multinational, Multicenter, Randomized, Parallel Controlled, Two arms, Single Blind, Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of D-PLEX Administered Concomitantly with the Standard of Care (SOC) IV Prophylactic Antibiotic Treatment vs. SOC in Prevention of Post-Cardiac Surgery Sternal Infections. Study to assess D-PLEX efficacy and safety in preventing sternal infections over a period of 90 days (3 months) post cardiac surgery with median sternotomy, in patients with high risk for infection compared to the control arm.

Introduction: Posterior post-operative spine wounds involving surgery at multiple levels are known to have higher rates of wound complications relative to other areas of the body. Instrumentation, repeat surgery and prior radiation all contribute to more hostile environments for wound healing. The purpose of this study is to determine whether incisional vacuum dressings can help improve the healing/complication rates associated with these wounds. Methods: Patients will be recruited over a two year span as part of the initial pilot study to determine the capabilities/practicality of recruitment locally. Patients will be followed in and out of hospital for 3 months or until the wound has healed clinically. The primary outcome, surgical site infection (SSI), will be evaluated using prior Centre for Disease Control (CDC) definitions. STATA will be used for statistical analysis. Anticipated results: Although the incisional vacuum system (PrevenaTM) has been used previously for spine wounds, there are no randomized control trials compared with standard dressings. Since the infection rate in these wounds has been founds previously to be quite high (10-25%) a reduction could have profound significant benefits on patient morbidity and overall costs to the healthcare system. The pilot study will help inform the direction of a larger, potentially multi-centered trial. Conclusion: If a large treatment effect is demonstrated with the PrevenaTM System then this could potentially change the standard of care for complex spine wounds.