A Randomized Contolled Trial of Managing Infected Abdominal Wound by Continuous Irrigation and Negative Pressure Suction versus Open Wound Dressings followed by Secondary Suturing

A Randomized Contolled Trial of Managing Infected Abdominal Wound by Continuous Irrigation and Negative Pressure Suction versus Open Wound Dressings followed by Secondary Suturing in Patients with Abdominal Surgical Wound Infection.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12609000149268

Enrollment

Registered

2009-03-16

Start date

2009-03-09

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

method of continue irrigation and negative pressure drainage using tube in the treatment of the abdominal surgical wound infection is feasible and accelerate the cure of incision.

Interventions

TO treatment infected abdominal wound using 500ml normal saline twice daily for 7 days to continuous irrigation and negative pressure suction by the subcutaneous tube

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Primary purpose

Treatment

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

a. wound infection with pustular discharge on postoperative day 3 to day 7 b. confirmed wound infection with positive microorganism growth in the pus culture

Exclusion criteria

a. wound infection associated with enteric pancreatic or biliary fistula; b. patients with intra-abdominal abscess; c. patients who has diabetes mellitus or immunosuppression;

Outcome results