Status:
COMPLETED
PDS*Plus and Wound Infections After Laparotomy
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Saarland
Conditions:
Wound Infection
Incisional Hernia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to ascertain if the use of PDS plus® reduces the number of wound infections and incisional hernia after midline and transverse laparotomy comparing to polyglactin suture.
Detailed Description
All patients are treated using clinical pathways (CP) to standardise surgical procedures in our high volume centre. Part of the clinical process management was the standardisation of wound incision an...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- surgical pathologies accessed via midline or transverse abdominal incision
- primary fascial closure
Exclusion
- pregnancy
- age under 18 years
- open abdominal treatment
- known hypersensitivity against PDS/Triclosan
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
1042 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00998907
Start Date
September 1 2009
End Date
January 1 2012
Last Update
January 18 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, University of Saarland,
Homburg/Saar, Germany, D-66421