Sternal Wound and Aortic Graft (SWAG), an Observational Cohort Study.

NCT ID: NCT04592328

Last Updated: 2023-03-29

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-10-12

Study Completion Date

2022-12-01

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to systematically explore the perioperative presence of P acnes in all layers of sternal wound incision as well as contamination of graft material and prosthetic valves during primary operation. Secondly, to compare if different regimes of antibiotics affects the bacterial growth.

Cultures will be taken from the skin, subcutaneous, and from the implanted valve prostheses with a rayon swab.Graft and Felt material will, after being pressed subcutaneous for 15 sec, placed into prepared sterile bottles containing broth for aerobe and anaerobe cultures. Surgical gloves will be cultured.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Surgical Site Infection Sternal Wound Infection

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Patients planned for elective open cardiac surgery

Bacterial cultures taken during surgery.

Intervention Type OTHER

Cultures taken from skin, subcutaneous tissue, surigal materials and surgical gloves at incision and after two hours.

Interventions

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Bacterial cultures taken during surgery.

Cultures taken from skin, subcutaneous tissue, surigal materials and surgical gloves at incision and after two hours.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Open cardiac surgery; coronary artery bypass grafting, valve replacement/repair or a combination of these.

Exclusion Criteria

* Skin conditions such as eczema, psoriasis.
* Revision surgery
* Aortic surgery
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Region Örebro County

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Örebro University hospital

Örebro, , Sweden

Site Status

Countries

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Sweden

Other Identifiers

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274238

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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