Percutaneous Aneurysm Access Woundinfection
Conditions
Interventions
Randomization between open surgical or percutaneous access in the common femoral artery. One patient with an indication for endovascular repair of an Aneurysm of the Abdominal Aorta (AAA) is operated
Sponsors
University Medical Center of Groningen
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with an AAA with a diameter of 55 millimeters or growth of 5 millimeters in half a year, suitable for endovascular repair.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: history of operations of the common femoral artery. heavy calcifications in the common femoral artery. endovascular repair through less than 2 femoral incisions (monoïliacal device) or more than 2 femoral incisions (brachial or carotid)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Surgical site infections in the groin; 30 days postoperatively, and during a last control 1 year after operation. Wounds will be evaluated by means of the Southampton Wound Assessment score. When a surgical site infection is diagnosed, a wound-culture should confirm the bacterial contamination | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| wound complications in the groin; till 30 days postoperatively. Evaluated during wound assessment 2 days after surgery, 2 and 6 weeks after surgery. From all patients a nose-culture and a perineal culture will be obtained. When a surgical site infection occurs, correlation between cultures and SSI's will be drawn; till 30 days postoperatively. All patients score their wound-comfort in a VAS-score (visual analogue scale): till 6 weeks after surgery. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactB.P. Vierhout
Europaweg-Zuid 1
Outcome results
None listed