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Evaluation of the effect of vancomycin and betadine on wound infection

The Effect of of Vancomycin powder and Povidon-Iodine in the Prevention of Wound infection in Open Lower-limb Fractures Undergoing Open Reduction and Internal Fixation

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20211023052845N1
Enrollment
40
Registered
2021-12-20
Start date
2021-11-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-01-11

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Conditions

Open Fractures in Limbs. Injury of unspecified body region

Interventions

Intervention 1: In the intervention group, after primary skin prep with betadine 7%, for secondary prep, 10% betadine solution with vancomycin powder in the amount of 2 g is used and it will be done u

Sponsors

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of open fracture and the need for open reduction and internal fixation surgery The patient should not be referred to the operating room as a vital emergency and should be fasted for 8 hours before the operation Age between 18 and 65 years Having a body mass index between 18 and 25 Not pregnant during the study Lack of sensitivity to seafood No autoimmune diseases and immune system defects (Guillain-Barre, multiple sclerosis, immune deficiency syndrome, etc.) Not having any declining bone disease Do not take antibiotics one week before surgery No skin diseases No history of orthopedic and neurosurgery during the last 6 months Absence of cIII degree open fractures in Gastillo Anderson classification No smoking and drug addiction Lack of underlying and autoimmune diseases (diabetes, multiple sclerosis, immune deficiency syndrome, etc.) No previous allergy to antibiotics and disinfectants Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Intraoperative blood transfusion Unforeseen events before surgery such as cardiac arrest and death Patient death during study (within 30 days after surgery) Bleeding more than 200 cc Duration of surgery more than 2 hours Arbitrary use of antibiotics without a doctor's prescription The interval between going to the emergency room and surgery is more than 23 hours Reluctance to continue participating in research

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Infection. Timepoint: The first, second, fourteenth and twenty-eighth days after surgery. Method of measurement: Visual scale analog and laboratory sampling.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactYaser Abolhasani Heydarabad

Esfahan University of Medical Sciences

yaserabolhasani@yahoo.co.uk+98 34 3422 5147

Outcome results

None listed

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