Nervous System Diseases
Conditions
Interventions
Regular vicryl sutures
Sponsors
Dr CHIZOWA OKWUCHUKWU EZEAKU
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients aged 2–80 years. Consenting patients who are scheduled for cranial surgical procedures under general anaesthesia requiring scalp incisions All patients for cranial surgical procedures with class I wounds as defined by the American College of Surgeons and without evidence of systemic focus of infection Patients with controlled comorbidities
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients with an intracranial or systemic infection before the procedure Patients with contaminated or dirty surgical wounds Patients who die within 30 days after surgery from complications unrelated to SSIs Patients on long-term steroid use (> 1 month) or with uncontrolled co-morbidities Patients undergoing surgery with the use of implants
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome measure will be the surgical site infection rate reported by blinded assessors within 30 days of surgery, which will be compared in both groups. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The length of hospital stay in those with surgical site infection and the pattern of causative microorganism | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
Public ContactCHIZOWA EZEAKU
DIVISION OF NEUROSURGERY OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COMPLEX
Outcome results
None listed