Intraoperative Hygiene Measures and Surgical Site Infections

Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

Status: Completed

Conditions: Discipline; Hygiene; Surgical Site Infection; Surgery; Colorectal Surgery

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00555815

1.05.01.30.-17

Details and patient eligibility

About

Surgical site infections are associated with high morbidity and cost Hypothesis: Extended intraoperative hygiene measures decrease surgical site infections in general surgery compared to standard hygiene measures.

Full description

Intraoperatively two types of hygiene measures were performed randomly: standard and extensive. Standard hygiene measures included empiric accepted measures (e.g. gloves, masks, disinfection). Extensive hygiene measures included among others: double gloving, astro caps, extensive disinfection, extensive intraoperative rinsing. In addition, intraoperative adherence to the rules of asepsis were registered by an independent observer.

Patients were followed for 30 days.

Enrollment: 1,032 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patient undergoing surgical operation in one of two assigned operative theaters. Only initial operations are studied

Exclusion criteria

• Previous inclusion into study

Trial design

1,032 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Description:

Extended hygiene measures

2

Description:

Standard hygiene measures