Cesarean Section
Conditions
Keywords
forced-air warming, Bair Hugger, cesarean section, postoperative infection, surgical site infections
Brief summary
The purpose of this study will be to assess whether forced air warming decreases the rate of surgical site infections following cesarean section.
Detailed description
Given the physiologic and experimental evidence regarding temperature regulation; it remains convincing that forced air warming is protective against the development of SSI. We will set out to prospectively study the effect of forced air warming on patients undergoing cesarean section.
Interventions
DEVICEforced-air warming
forced-air warming device
Sponsors
Vanderbilt University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Adult (≥ 18 years old) female subjects who will undergo cesarean delivery regardless of indication. * Subjects who have signed an informed consent document indicating that they understand the purpose of and procedures required for the study and are willing to participate in the study. * Patients scheduled to receive prophylactic antibiotic therapy.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients who are undergoing a true emergent cesarean section that does not allow placement of the warming devices. * Patients undergoing general anesthesia.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| treatment effects on wound infection | As is current standard of care post procedure |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| treatment effects on endometritis | as is current standard of care post procedure |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed