CompletedNot Applicable

Optimizing Closed Incision Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Emergency Laparotomy

Portugal114 participantsStarted 2022-07-01

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to find differences in rates of surgical site infections following emergency laparotomy with the use of two different incisional negative pressure wound therapy (iNPWT)devices.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 100 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * All patients proposed for emergency laparotomy Exclusion Criteria: * Contra-indication for iNPWT * Irreversible disease diagnosis with expected short term mortality * Need for a staged procedure

What they're measuring

Surgical site infection

Timeframe: 30 days

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05716490

SponsorCentro Hospitalar do Tâmega e Sousa

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-08-01

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