Aquacel Compared to Traditional Post Surgical Wound Dressing in Vascular Surgery Patients

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00428623

Enrollment

160

Registered

2007-01-30

Start date

2004-01-31

Completion date

2006-01-31

Last updated

2007-01-30

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Conditions

Patient Comfort, Wound Healing

Keywords

Patient comfort, Wound dressings, infection, vascular surgery

Brief summary

The study is a prospective randomised, controlled study of 136 patients undergoing vascular surgery. Their closed wounds were covered with either aquacel, a hydrofiber dressing, or a traditional gauze dressing.Number of changes, patient comfort,number of infections, length of hospital stay and wound complications were compared between the two groups.

Interventions

PROCEDUREwound dressing

Study design

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* patients undergoing elective vascular surgery, with an expected hospital stay of at least 4 days. informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* known hypersensitivity to the dressing materials. age under 18 years. dementia, insufficient danish language understanding, pregnancy

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026