Effect Of Normal Saline in wound cleaning Following Open Abdominal Surgeries

Effect Of Normal Saline Wound Irrigation On Surgical Site Infection Following Open Abdominal Surgeries

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2019/08/020919

Enrollment

184

Registered

2019-08-27

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Giving saline wash: 500 ml of saline wash will be give to the patient before abdominal wound closure Control Intervention1: No saline wash: control group

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients of age > 18 years admitted to the general surgery ward at PIMS and posted for all open elective abdominal surgeries Laparoscopic surgeries with more than 7 cm long incision

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Abdominal wound which is contaminated preoperatively Surgical wounds that have to be left open Patients who require higher antibiotics preoperatively other than second and third generation cephalosporins

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To study the effect of normal saline wound irrigation on Surgical site infections within first post-operative month following open abdominal surgeriesTimepoint: To study the effect of normal saline wound irrigation on Surgical site infections within first post-operative month following open abdominal surgeries	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
nilTimepoint: nil	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Sumanth subhramaniyam

PIMS

peternirmala@yahoo.com9447591100

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026