Status:
COMPLETED
The Effects of Hypercapnia, Supplemental Oxygen, and Dexamethasone on Surgical Wound Infection
Lead Sponsor:
The Cleveland Clinic
Conditions:
Surgical Wound Infection
Surgery, Colon
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The investigators will test the hypotheses that mild hypercapnia and supplemental oxygen reduce wound infection risk in patients undergoing colon resection. The investigators will simultaneously test ...
Detailed Description
Wound infections are common and serious complications of anesthesia and surgery. Even in patients who are kept normothermic and given supplemental oxygen, the incidence of wound infection after colon ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Colon resection expected to last \>2 and \<6 hours
Exclusion
- Bowel obstruction
- Fever
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2002
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
2000 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00273377
Start Date
May 1 2002
End Date
December 1 2007
Last Update
June 29 2016
Active Locations (4)
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1
Outcomes Research Institute
Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40222
2
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
3
University of Vienna
Vienna, Austria
4
Mater Misericordiae Hospital
Dublin, Ireland, 7