Sterile vs Clean Non-Sterile Wound Dressing in Orthopedic Surgery (NCT07436065) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Sterile vs Clean Non-Sterile Wound Dressing in Orthopedic Surgery
Qatar25 participantsStarted 2021-03-01
Plain-language summary
This randomized interventional pilot study aims to compare the rate of significant Surgical Site Infection (SSI) within the six weeks after elective orthopedic surgery using sterile versus clean non-sterile glove postoperative dressing techniques.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 65 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Age more than 18 and less than 65 years,
* knee arthroscopy, ACL reconstruction or isolated fracture fixation,
* Operating time \< 2 hours,
* Patients with American Society of Anesthesiogists Classification (ASA):ASA 0 to ASA1,
* Non smoker,
* No previous surgical scar in the knee,
* Informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Any patient that has, previous superficial or deep infection at the site of surgery,
* Diabetes mellitus,
* Obesity (BMI \> 40 kg/m2)
* Immune-compromised,
* Previous superficial or deep infection at the site of surgery,
* Polytrauma,
* Transfusion of blood products,
* Revision procedure,
* Patient preparation-related factor (inadequate antiseptic skin preparation, preoperative hair removal)
* Skin disease at the operative site.
* Contaminated wounds.