Soft Tissue Injuries
Conditions
Interventions
Prospective, randomized, controlled trial in patients victims of traumatic complex wounds managed primarily in the Emergency Room of HC-FMUSP. The patients will be separated in three groups. Group 1 (
Sponsors
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Complex traumatic wound in the inferior limb; acute trauma (less than 72 hours); age between 18 and 80 years-old; inicial care at the Emergency Department of Hospital das Clinicas de São Paulo; treatment by the Group of Complex Wounds of Plastic Surgery
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Refusal to sign the Informed Consent; failure in collecting intraoperatory cultures; changing of surgical management; uncontrolled systemic disease; patient not likely to survive during the treatment process
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine whether conventional Negative Pressure Therapy and Negative Pressure Therapy with Instillation are cost-effective in treating patients with complex traumatic soft tissue wounds when compared to Traditional Dressings: cost analysis of treatments will be calculated through the number of hospitalization days and therapy used (daily cost of hospitalization, cost of dressing changes, surgical procedures, material used). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Evaluate if Negative Pressure Therapy and Negative Pressure Therapy with Instillation have shorter treatment time and shorter hospital stay compared to Traditional Dressing: time until wound is fixed in days (initial treatment until wound closure) will be evaluated, and length of stay in days | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactDimas Milcheski
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo
Outcome results
None listed