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Impact of Structured Communication in the OR on Surgical Site Infections: Prospective Observational Clinical Trial

NCT02428179 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 3003

Last updated 2017-03-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Surgical site infection (SSI) is the most frequent complication in patients that undergo abdominal surgery. A previous prospective observational study in 167 patients undergoing elective open abdominal procedures showed that case-relevant communication protects from organ/space SSI whereas case-irrelevant communication during the last 20 minutes of the procedure is a risk factor for incisional SSI. Therefore, the introduction of a clinical applicable intervention "structured briefing using the StOP protocol" has been developed and was tested in pilot experiments. This intervention aims at improving case-relevant communication during the procedure and to reduce excess case-irrelevant communication at the end of an operation.

The hypothesis is: structured briefings during an operation reduce the incidence of SSI after surgery.

Conditions

  • Incidence of Surgical Site Infection
  • Short Intraoperative Briefings
  • Mortality
  • Shared Mental Model

Interventions

PROCEDURE

StOP? - Control group

Control group - Surgical procedure without Study Intervention

PROCEDURE

StOP? - Intervention group

Intervention group - Surgical procedure with intraoperative briefings, optional interventions: Transparent drape between anesthesia and sterile team, Controlling noise and potential distractors during wound closure, Nutritional support during the operation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Lausanne Hospitals

    collaborator OTHER

  • Triemli Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Kantonsspital Chur, Switzerland

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Guido Beldi, Prof. Dr. med. · Visceral and transplant surgery, University hospital, Berne

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-04-30
Primary Completion
2016-12-31
Completion
2017-01-31

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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