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Continuous Versus Interrupted Abdominal Wall Closure After Emergency Midline Laparotomy

NCT00544583 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2010-01-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Patients undergoing primary midline laparotomy for an emergency surgical intervention with a suspected septic focus in the abdominal cavity.

Conditions

  • Laparotomy
  • Hernia

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Interrupted sutures

Interrupted sutures for abdominal fascia closure with Vicryl equivalent sutures (USP 2, 45 cm)

PROCEDURE

Continuous sutures

Continuous sutures for abdominal fascia closure with PDS II equivalent USP 1, 150 cm loops

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Heidelberg University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nuh N Rahbari, MD · Department of Surgery, University of Heidelberg

  • Markus W Büchler, MD · Department of Surgery, University of Heidelberg

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-11-30
Primary Completion
2011-04-30
Completion
2012-04-30

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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