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Effectiveness for Interventions to Minimize Surgical Site Infections

NCT01153191 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2011-11-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate two different simple and inexpensive extra treatments during colorectal surgeries to see if this will reduce the rate of post operative infections

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Normal saline pressurized irrigation

same

DRUG

sub-q gentamicin

2mg/kg of gentamicin in 20 ml of sterile saline up to max dose of 120mg injected above the abdominal wall fascia- the length of the incision will be marked and injection made with intent being to evenly distribute the volume of injection in the subcutaneous tissues in immediate vicinity of and prior to the initial incision- analogous to the technique employed when using local anesthetic

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Dallas VA Medical Center

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Sean Dineen, MD · VANTXHCS

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
95 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-08-31
Primary Completion
2012-09-30
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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