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

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Department of General, Visceral, Vascular and Pediatric Surgery, University of Saarland,

Homburg/Saar, Germany, D-66421