Insertion of wound drains for dorsal fusion. Necessary safety or unnecessary relic?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00023719

Enrollment

Registered

2021-06-07

Start date

2021-06-01

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

M42.1 M99.3 M43.1 M41.9

Interventions

Group 1: Preoperative Prior to the start of the study, all study participants will be fully informed and educated by the investigator or other medical staff and the agreement will be received. Prior

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - All open, thoracolumbar spondylodesis over 1-4 heights/segments. - Attained 18 years of age - Consent to the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Spondylodiscitis (also intra- or postoperative diagnosis) - Operations due to tumors, metastases - Intraoperative cerebrospinal fluid leak - Polytrauma, instatbil fractures (AO type C) - Pregnancy - Coagulation disorders - Lack of capacity to inform / persons under care - Underage patients - Lack of possibility of follow-up after 3 months

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
No significant difference in revisions due to rebleeding	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
No significant difference in - VAS rest/movement postoperatively - wound healing - postoperative blood loss (measured as Hb on the 1st and 5th postoperative day) - postoperative infections (necessary antibiotic administration, revisions)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactDenis Rappert

Zentrum für Wirbelsäulen- und Skoliosetherapie Malteser Waldkrankenhaus St. Marien

denis.rappert@waldkrankenhaus.de091318224047

Outcome results

None listed

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