Surgical wound infection Infections and Infestations Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified
Conditions
Interventions
According to the French regulation, no formal approval was required from the patient. To avoid memorisation bias, patients were told that the subject of the study was quality of care, and not informat
Sponsors
Rouen University Hospital (France)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged over 18 years, both males and females 2. Patients scheduled for surgery in the Digestive Surgery Department of the Rouen University Hospital
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients younger than 18 years 2. Patients requiring an emergency surgery 3. Patients with literacy difficulties or with cognitive impairment 4. Patients who do not speak French 5. Patients refusing to be interviewed 5 weeks after surgery
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Patients' satisfaction concerning information about surgical wound infection, assessed by a telephone interview 5 +/- 1 week after surgery. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The following were assessed by a telephone interview 5 +/- 1 week after surgery: 1. Recollection of information 2. Attitude towards surgery and surgical wound infection | — |
Countries
France
Outcome results
None listed