Status:
WITHDRAWN
Early Detection of Surgical Wound Infections Using Sensor Technology
Lead Sponsor:
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Liverpool
Conditions:
Surgical Wound Infection
Heart; Surgery, Heart, Functional Disturbance as Result
Eligibility:
All Genders
Brief Summary
Infections that are caused by surgical incision are commonly known as surgical site infections (SSI). A surgical wound infection can develop at any time after surgery until the wound has healed (usual...
Detailed Description
BACKGROUND: Surgical site infections (SSI) are notable common complications of cardiothoracic surgery and frequently results in readmission and diminished quality of life. SSI may range from a simple...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients will be included if they had a planned or urgent elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery, 18 years or older, with high risk factors such as elderly patients (≥75 years old) living alone, having morbid obesity (BMI\>37 kg/m2), diabetes, COPD, are smokers or have a planned bilateral harvest of the internal thoracic artery.
Exclusion
- Patients will be excluded if they are: undergoing additional procedures such as antimicrobial-impregnated incision drapes; have existing wound dressing prior to discharge, undergoing chemotherapy, immunosuppressive therapy or steroids; use of antibiotics for an active infection; therapeutic radiation or renal dialysis; intra-aortic balloon pump or mechanical assist device preoperatively. They will be excluded if they have an abnormal skin condition around the surgical incision site; have neutropenia, have HIV infection with CD4 count \<350 per mm3; have sensitivity or allergic to cyanoacrylate, isopropyl alcohol, iodine, iodine-containing products or tape.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2019
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 30 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03401658
Start Date
April 1 2019
End Date
March 30 2020
Last Update
April 1 2021
Active Locations (1)
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Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom, L14 3PE