surgical site infection wound infection preoperative skin preparation Surgical Wound Infection
Conditions
Interventions
standard skin disinfection once at the operation time,3 times of skin disinfection, the first at night before surgery, second at the morning 4 hours before start of operation the 3rd disinfection at t
No Intervention Procedure/Surgery,Active Comparator Procedure/Surgery,Active Comparator Procedure/Surgery
Group 1: standard skin disinfection once at the operation time,Group 2a: ,group 2 b
Sponsors
nil
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The inclusion criteria are, age between 15to50 years, elective clean and clean contaminated laparotomies, accepting participation and this is considered the first laparotomy. All recruited patient will be subjected to history taking, carful general examination, and medical consultations and through investigations. Betadine Surgical Scrub (7.5% povidone-iodine) is used for skin Disinfection. The amount of povidone iodine disinfectant used was at least 75ml, via at least three outward spiralling movements from the center of the abdomen. The patients were instructed take a bath at home before going to the hospital. They were informed to be at the hospital just before midnight where the attended staff deal with them and started first time disinfection at midnight.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The exclusion criteria are, refusal of participation, not strictly following instructions, Feverish patients, selective emergent operations, potentially infected laparotomies, intraoperative gross spillage or intestinal injury, diabetics, obese, chronic liver and renal diseases, chronic infections, immunocompromised patients, anemias, autoimmune disorders and chronic debilitating diseases
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| surgical site infection in correlation to the method of skin preoperative preparation 10-14 days after operation Southampton scoring of wound infection | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cross-tabulation between Southampton grading and baseline Sociodemographic characteristics of the sampled population 10-14 days postoperative Southampton scoring of wound infection | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Public ContactRasha Abd Elghany
AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY, FACULTY OF MEDICINE FOR GIRLS
Outcome results
None listed