Prevention of surgical site infection Infections and Infestations Infection following a procedure, not elsewhere classified
Conditions
Interventions
The main target size is the number of glove pairs, and not the number of patients. Patients will be operated on following the same standard for all patients cared for at the Department for Vascular an
Sponsors
Ansell Healthcare (Belgium)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Surgeons: 1. All surgeons agreeing to participate after appropriate orientation and instruction 2. Surgeons with visibly healthy skin, without cuts or abrasions, and individuals who had not used medicated soap or medicated hand creams one week prior to the test run Patients: 1. All patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy, aortic reconstruction for aneurysms or occlusive disease, or open surgical bypass for peripheral arterial occlusive disease, are eligible to be included into the study if no existing infection at any site is present. 2. Patients must not have a re-operation during the subsequent 30 days before the study
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Surgeons: 1. Individuals without visibly healthy skin, with cuts or abrasions, and individuals who had used medicated soap or medicated hand creams one week prior to the test run 2. The use of alcohol-based hand rubs containing no additional compounds with a sustained antimicrobial efficacy 24 hours before testing Patients: 1. All patients for which all other procedures are performed than carotid endarterectomy, aortic reconstruction for aneurysms or occlusive disease, or open surgical bypass for peripheral arterial occlusive disease 2. All patients with an existing infection at any site and patients having a re-operation during the subsequent 30 days
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The number of colony forming units per mL (cfu/mL) in glove ?juice? collected in real-time conditions after surgical procedures in the operating theatre (OT) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The differences in the bacterial skin population of surgeons? hands during surgical procedures under antimicrobial or non-antimicrobial surgical gloves | — |
Countries
Austria
Outcome results
None listed