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Role of Wound Irrigation After Appendectomy

NCT03773224 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 179

Last updated 2020-05-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Surgical site infection is a common problem after open appendectomy. Irrigation of the surgical wound by topical antibiotics has been devised as a measure to reduce the incidence of wound infection. The present trial aims to assess the efficacy of layer-by-layer wound irrigation with gentamicin-saline solution in prevention of superficial surgical site infection after open appendectomy for acute uncomplicated appendicitis.

Conditions

  • Appendicitis

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Irrigation

upon closure of the peritoneum gentamicin-saline solution (160 mg of gentamicin in 400 ml of normal saline 0.9%) will be used for irrigation of every layer of the wound before its closure

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mansoura University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sameh H Emile · Mansoura University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-12-20
Primary Completion
2019-08-01
Completion
2019-09-27

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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