Nursing Care Management of External Fixation in Hospitalization: Pin Site Infection Incidence

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01246245

Enrollment

100

Registered

2010-11-23

Start date

2010-12-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2010-11-23

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Infection

Keywords

PIN SITE INFECTION AFTER EXTERNAL FIXATION

Brief summary

The incidence of pin site infection is related to the nursing management of external fixation.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* 18 year old patients

Exclusion criteria

* Immune Depression * Patients who are treated with immunosupressive drugs or steroids

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pin Site Infection Incidence	6 MONTH

Outcome results