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Postoperative treatment for surgical drained abscesses: study to detect equality of simple wound irrigation

Postoperative treatment for surgical drained abscesses: study to detect equality of simple wound irrigation

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00010418
Enrollment
128
Registered
2016-07-22
Start date
2016-05-07
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

L02.8

Interventions

Group 1: Steril wound irrigat ion after surgical drained abscesses. Therefore, twice a day NaCl/Ringerfundin will be used to irrigate the wound. This must be steril. If the perineal Region is involved

Sponsors

Luzerner Kantonsspital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age over 18; Superficial Skin abscess with Need of Operation; Necessity of Hospital stay

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with immunodefiency (HIV, Hepatitis, leukemia, steroidtherapy, autoimmuntherapy); patients that are not able or willing to return for the follow up visits; language barrier; no informed consent; hospitalisation in the last 14 days; abscess of the face or fistula

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Pain: VAS; baseline, after 1, 3, (optional 6) and 12 weeks.) Quality of life: EQ-5D and SF-36; baseline, after 1, 3, (optional 6) and 12 weeks.) Health-related Costs: own questionnaire at 1, 3, (optional 6) and 12 weeks with questions on the number and duration of visits to the attending physician and the ambulant care and material consumption. Scar tissue image, body self-image: POSAS and Vancouver Scar Scale at 12 weeks

Primary

MeasureTime frame
reinfection and revision rates; these are recorded as part of the follow-ups after 1, 3, (optional 6) and 12 weeks by clinical examination In addition, patients may be judged except as planned if the patient, the ambulant care or the attending physician reports a problem with the wound. If there is evidence of reinfection with the need of a change of treatment (eg antiseptic therapy, antibiotics, or the like) or the wound needs to be reoperated, the primary endpoint is reached.

Countries

Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactFlorian;Annika Oehme;Rühle

Luzerner Kantonsspital;Luzerner Kantonsspital

florian.oehme@luks.ch;annika.ruehle@luks.ch+41 41 205 1577;+41 41 205 6804

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 26, 2026