Vacuum Assisted Therapy in Emergent Contaminated Abdominal Surgeries

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

18 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-05-31

Study Completion Date

2017-06-30

Brief Summary

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Emergent abdominal surgeries have very high rate of wound contamination due to exposure to bacteria from GI tract. There are several different approaches to wound management in these patients including wet-to-dry dressing or application vacuum assisted device on the wound. The investigators propose using the vacuum assisted device with Dakin's solution on patients undergoing emergency surgery for hollow viscus perforation installed immediately at the end of operation and remained there for the first 3 postoperative days, followed by delayed primary closure on postoperative day 4. The investigators believe this technique can achieve earlier wound closure, decrease patient discomfort, improve cost savings, and potentially standardize and revolutionize the investigators management of heavily contaminated wounds.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Gastrointestinal Injury Complicated Diverticulitis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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"Veraflo" device, Dakin's solution

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

"Veraflo" device, Dakin's solution

Intervention Type DEVICE

Veraflo device will be installed on the wound to create negative pressure after surgery. Dakin's solution will be instilled through this device into the wound at the regular intervals.

Interventions

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"Veraflo" device, Dakin's solution

Veraflo device will be installed on the wound to create negative pressure after surgery. Dakin's solution will be instilled through this device into the wound at the regular intervals.

Intervention Type DEVICE