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Does change of Gloves before Skin closure help prevent wound infection in Emergency surgeries?

Comparative Study on the effect of change of Sterile Surgical gloves before wound closure on the rate of Surgical Site Infections in patients undergoing Emergency Abdominal Exploratory laparotomy in the setup of a Tertiary care center; A Prospective study. - Nil

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2023/07/055770
Enrollment
200
Registered
2023-07-27
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: K650- Generalized (acute) peritonitis Health Condition 2: K566- Other and unspecified intestinal obstruction

Interventions

Intervention1: group with change of gloves: second group -- change of gloves before closure of abdominal incision Control Intervention1: Without gloves change: Continue with same sterile gloves used

Sponsors

Government Medical College
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. consented for the study 2. Patient undergoing Emergency abdominal Exploratory laparotomy through midline vertical incision for abdominal pathology.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: i) Patients posted for elective/planned operations. ii) Patients undergoing re-exploratory procedures. iii) Immunocompromised individuals. iv) Rest any other procedure in an Emergency setting that is done without a midline vertical incision

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To study whether a change in gloves before wound closure helps prevent SSIs in patients undergoing Emergency Exploratory laparotomy.Timepoint: 2 weeks—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
) To Identify the rate of SSI in emergency laparotomy procedures.Timepoint: 2 weeks;2) To Compare rates of SSI in Case & control arm.Timepoint: 2 weeks;3) To study the Effect of change of gloves before wound closure on rates of SSI.Timepoint: 2 weeks—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Vipul Versi Nandu

HBT Medical College and Dr. R. N. Cooper Hospital

dr.vipulnandu@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

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