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Plastic Wound Retractors and Bacterial Translocation in Abdominal Surgery

NCT01007487 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 250

Last updated 2011-07-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Hypothesis: Plastic wound retractors reduce passage of bacteria from the abdomen to the surgical incision site in abdominal surgery

Currently, plastic wound retractors are used in abdominal surgery to facilitate access to the abdominal cavity. This study aims to establish whether they also prevent bacteria crossing from the abdominal cavity to the surgical incision site. Patients undergoing abdominal surgery in which a plastic wound retractor (Alexis®)is used are eligible for inclusion in the study. Swabs are taken from the inside and the outside of the plastic wound retractor prior to removing the retractor from the abdomen. The bacterial flora from swabs taken inside and outside the plastic wound protector are then compared to see if there is any difference between inside and outside the retractor. Bacteria are classified as 'enteric'(i.e. from the gastrointestinal tract) or 'skin' bacteria, depending on their usual location. The study aims to establish whether a plastic wound retractor (Alexis®) reduces translocation of enteric bacteria to the surgical incision site.

Conditions

  • Bacterial Translocation
  • Surgical Site Infection
  • Abdominal Surgery
  • Wound Infection

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • St Vincent's University Hospital, Ireland

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Desmond Winter · St Vincent's University Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-01-31
Primary Completion
2010-07-31
Completion
2010-07-31

Countries

  • Ireland

Study Locations

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