Bacterial Growth in Vascular Surgery Wounds

The Effect of Bacterial Growth in Vascular Surgery Wounds to the Incidence of Postoperative Wound Infections

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01505738

Enrollment

100

Registered

2012-01-06

Start date

2012-01-31

Completion date

2012-11-30

Last updated

2012-12-17

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Conditions

Aneurysm, Lower Limb Ischaemia

Brief summary

The amount and species of bacteria have been shown to have an effect in wound infections in several fields of surgery (such as gastrointestinal and orthopaedic surgery and the surgery of facial area). In vascular surgery, wound infections are a common and expensive complication. The aim of the present study is to investigate the prevalence of bacteria in vascular surgery wounds perioperatively, and determine whether is correlates with the incidence of wound infections postoperatively.

Interventions

OTHERbacterial samples

bacterial samples taken

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* need for lower limb vascular by-pass surgery

Exclusion criteria

* allergic to cefuroxime * patients refusal to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
wound infection	3 months	incidence of wound infection after lower limb vascular surgery

Countries

Finland

Outcome results

None listed

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