Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Subcutaneous Negative suction drain during abdominal wall closure: Negative suction drain (romovac) will be placed in subcutaneous plane during abdominal wall closure after midline lapa
Sponsors
Institutional supply government
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age group above 18 years. Patients undergoing emergency and elective midline laparotomy surgeries with class III or IV wound.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients less than 18 years or above 80 years. Patients with immunocompromised status like HIV, radiotherapy, or chemotherapy. Re-done laparotomy surgeries. Patients undergoing emergency and elective midline laparotomy surgeries with class II wound. Not giving consent to participate in study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the efficacy of subcutaneous closed suction wound drainage in the reduction of SSIs in class III and class IV surgical wounds.Timepoint: 30 days | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess the role of predictive factors in wound infection like diabetes.Timepoint: 30 days;To compare the rate of SSI between elective and emergency midline explorative laparotomy surgeries. Timepoint: 30 days;To identify the most common organism in SSIs. Timepoint: 30 days | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Anis Vohra
BMC and SSG hospital Baroda
Outcome results
None listed