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Prevention of Surgical Site Infections

NCT00353613 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 900

Last updated 2013-06-18

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Summary

The primary research question is whether interventions to prevent caregiver and system errors will increase the proportion of laparotomy patients who receive recommended measures to prevent surgical site infections.

Conditions

  • Surgical Wound Infection

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Package of targeted interventions to reduce error

Interventions will include changes in administration of antibiotics and the improved monitoring of blood glucose and body temperature peri-operatively.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lillian S Kao, MD · The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-03-31
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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