Active clinical trials for "Surgical Wound Infection"

The goal of this prospective, multicentre, double-blind, randomized clinical trial is to compare intermittent cefoxitin administration to loading bolus followed by continuous infusion for surgical antibiotic prophylaxis in colorectal surgery. The main objective is to demonstrate the superiority of a loading dose of cefoxitin followed by continuous infusion over standard of care boluses in reducing SSI within 30 days after colorectal surgery

Chronic mesh infection mesh is a complication with leads to a long hospital stays, reoperation and admissions through emergency department. Surgical site infection (SSI) after removal are 58-72.7% depending on the published series. New therapeutic lines are needed in order to improve outcomes after surgery such as negative pressure therapy. The main objective is to determine the SSI differences depending on the use of negative pressure therapy after infected mesh removal. Material and methods: multicentric, prospective, randomized and an open comparative study. Patients will be selected sequentially n=94. Each selected patient will be randomized in two groups: conventional closure of the surgical wound vs. negative pressure therapy with a 30-day follow-up.

Surgical site infections (SSI) pose a common challenge in the field of surgery. Current evidence and literature do not provide clear consensus whether the use of subcutaneous drainage will help reduce the incidence of SSI in patients who underwent abdominal surgery, especially in wounds that are categorized as contaminated (class 3) or dirty/infected (class 4). The objective of this clinical study is to compare the rate of surgical site infection in contaminated and dirty/infected surgical wounds among patients whose wounds are inserted with subcutaneous drainage and patients who are not inserted with subcutaneous drainage.

This is a single-center, single-blind, randomized parallel superiority trial comparing two groups; Sternum GuardTM as the treatment arm and Bone Wax as the active control group. Both investigated modalities are materials used during sternotomy for covering the sewn sternal edge. The primary outcomes of this study comprised of four parameters; namely surgical site infection (superficial or deep infection), sternal dehiscence, hemostatic effect, and surgeon's satisfaction rate. The first three primary outcomes were assessed during the operation, at the end of the hospital stay, 14 days, and 30-days postoperative.

This study will assess the efficacy of two of the most commonly used surgical skin-preparation solutions: Chloraprep (chlorhexidine-alcohol) and Duraprep (iodine-alcohol) at eliminating bacteria from the hip site by evaluating the residual bacteria present following surgical skin-preparation.

Surgical site infections (SSI) are the second most common cause of nosocomial infections accounting for 15% of all nosocomial infections among hospitalized patients and 38% of nosocomial infections in surgical patients. In obstetric patients, infectious morbidity (i.e. SSI, endometritis) occurs in 5-10% of cesarean sections, which is 5-fold higher than vaginal deliveries. Additionally, infectious morbidity is thought to be highest in those patients who have cesarean sections after undergoing labor. Chlorhexidine, a chemical antiseptic effective on gram positive and gram negative bacteria, reduces skin microflora/colonization but it is not clear if it decreases the risk of SSI. Historically, chlorhexidine has been studied and used in orthopedic and cardiac implant surgeries. Research on the use of chlorhexidine for SSI prevention in cesarean sections is limited. This study intends to evaluate the effectiveness of use of both chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) wipe and vaginal scrub in reducing SSI in patients undergoing cesarean section that have previously been laboring. Patients will be randomized to one of two groups: wash with both a pre-operative CHG cloth prior to surgery and chlorhexidine gluconate vaginal scrub in addition to standard preoperative scrub as compared to standard preoperative scrub alone.

Intervention: This study will involve three different study arms with different interventions prior to surgery: (1) shower only, (2) shower plus Theraworx wipes, (3) shower plus chlorhexidine wipes Study Design: Single center RCT Sample Size: 500 patients, aged 18+ Objectives: Primary Objectives: Monitor for safety and adverse effects. Evaluate for differences in peri-operative skin cultures between treatment groups; Compare surgical site infection rates between groups. Secondary Objectives: Assess for patient compliance for each different treatment arms. Measure patient satisfaction. Measure nurse satisfaction. Visual assessment of wound healing Expected Results: We expect no statistically significant difference in peri-operative cultures or surgical site infection rates between groups.

The present study evaluates the effects of to compare bactericidal efficacy using the reference antiseptic product propan-ol-1 60% using the hand rub method versus hand scrub method in order to test if pass the standard european norm 12791.

Despite adequate antimicrobial prophylaxis and perioperative correction of risk factors, surgical site infections (SSI) remain the most frequent complication of colorectal resection (range 10-17%). Several strategies may be implemented to prevent SSI. Among these, the use of local antimicrobial agents seems successful. The primary aim of the present trial was to evaluate the efficacy of a surgical suture, coated with Triclosan a synthetic soluble antimicrobial agent, in reducing the SSI rate after colorectal operations.

To test whether pre - disinfection skin scrub with 4% chlorhexidine gluconate is more effective on the reduction of surgical site microbial colonization and subsequent infection than is normal saline.