Effect of Prophylactic Negative Pressure Versus Silver Impregnated Silicone Bandage on C-Section Infection Rates

HealthPartners Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: D001458; D011247

Treatments: Device: silver impregnated dressing

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04582045

A180389

Details and patient eligibility

About

Effect of Prophylactic Negative Pressure versus Silver Impregnated Silicone Bandage on Cesarean Section Surgical Site Infection Rate

Full description

Comparison of effect of Prophylactic Negative Pressure versus Silver Impregnated Silicone Bandage on Cesarean Section Surgical Site Infection Rate as compared to wound vacuum in high risk women and traditional border dressing in low risk women in adult women having uncomplicated cesarean section.

Enrollment: 1,064 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 55 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• adult women, pregnant

Exclusion criteria

• <18 years old
• surgery complicated by non-routine surgeries (Such as appendectomy)

Trial design

1,064 participants in 4 patient groups

low risk, silver impregnated

Description:

low risk, silver impregnated

Treatment:

Device: silver impregnated dressing

low risk, border bandage

Description:

low risk, border bandage

high-risk, silver impregnated

Description:

high-risk, silver impregnated

Treatment:

Device: silver impregnated dressing

high-risk, wound vacuum

Description:

high-risk, wound vacuum