Health Condition 1: null- Incisional surgical site infection
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Normal saline: 500 ml of freshly opened normal saline will be used only once intra operatively to irrigate the subcutaneous tissue before skin closure.
Control Intervention1: Nil: No wo
Sponsors
Fluid grant Christian Medical College Vellore
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. All abdominal emergency/elective colorectal surgeries 2. Laparoscopic surgeries with any incision more than 7 cm length
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Abdominal wound is contaminated or dirty at presentation (preoperatively) eg. Trauma, intra-abdominal sepsis 2. Layer of skin is not closed 3. Pre operative use of other antibiotics 4. Anastomotic leak requiring re-exploration
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Rate of abdominal incisional surgical site infections.Timepoint: Rate of abdominal incisional surgical site infections. will be assessed on 3 occasions post-operative day 1-4 or till discharge, post-operative day 14-16 or at first OP visit and at the end of first month | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Factors that contribute to abdominal surgical site infections like Diabetes mellitus, immunosuppression, obesity, anaemia, hypoalbuminemia, neoadjuvant chemoradiation, intra-operative blood transfusion, duration of operation, material used to close skinTimepoint: Secondary outcomes will be assessed on 3 occasions post-operative day 1-4 or till discharge, post-operative day 14-16 or at first OP visit and at the end of first month | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Augustin Abraham T
Christian Medical College,Vellore.
Outcome results
None listed