Wound infection Injury, Occupational Diseases, Poisoning Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention is the use of a 'wound edge protector', a device which is placed in the wound during surgery and aims to reduce contamination of the wound edges and therefore reduce post-operative wo
Sponsors
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All adults (greater than 18 years of age, either sex) undergoing laparotomy via a midline incision (for any surgical indication), including both elective and emergency operations.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients less than 18 years of age, or unable to give informed consent 2. Laparoscopic-assisted cases
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of post-operative wound infection, assessed at 7 and 30 days | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessed at 30 days: 1. Health related quality of life 2. Length of hospital stay 3. Cost effectiveness 4. The effect on the efficacy of a wound edge protection device in reducing wound infection of: 4.1. Degee of abdominal contamination 4.2. Comorbidity 4.3. Duration of surgery 4.4. Grade of surgeon closing the wound | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed