Status:

COMPLETED

Intraoperative Disinfection by Pulse Irrigation With Povidone-Iodine Solution in Spine Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

University of Rome Tor Vergata

Conditions:

Spinal Diseases

Spinal Fusion

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy, in preventing Spinal Surgical Infection, of intraoperative pulsatile irrigation with a 2000-ml saline solution of PVP-Iodine in a group of patie...

Detailed Description

The investigators enrolled fifty patients undergoing spinal surgery were randomly divided in two subgroups (A and B) of 25 patients each. In subgroup A, wounds were irrigated with dilute (3%) povidone...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male and Female
  • Patients candidated to spinal surgery for spinal surgery
  • Primary spinal surgery procedure

Exclusion

  • Clinical signs of infection before surgery
  • Previous spinal surgery

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03249363

Start Date

January 1 2010

End Date

January 1 2012

Last Update

August 17 2017

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