Status:
COMPLETED
Supplemental Oxygen Reduces Surgical Infection
Lead Sponsor:
The Cleveland Clinic
Conditions:
Wound Infection
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Supplemental perioperative oxygen has been reported to halve or double the risk of surgical wound infection. We tested the hypothesis that supplemental oxygen reduces infection risk following colorect...
Detailed Description
Context: Supplemental perioperative oxygen has been variously reported to halve or double the risk of surgical wound infection. Objective: We tested the hypothesis that supplemental oxygen reduces in...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Elective colorectal resection,
- Patients having abdominal-peritoneal reconstructions were included, but not those scheduled for minor colon surgery (e.g., polypectomy, isolated colostomy) or laparoscopic surgery.
Exclusion
- Exclusion criteria included expected surgery time of less than one hour, fever or existing signs of infection, diabetes mellitus (type I or II), HIV infection, weight loss exceeding 20% in the previous three months, serum albumin concentration \< 30 g/L, and a leukocyte count \<2500 cells/ml.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2003
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
300 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00235456
Start Date
March 1 2003
End Date
January 1 2005
Last Update
February 10 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Hospital Clínico Universitario
Valencia, Spain