Effectiveness for Interventions to Minimize Surgical Site Infections

NAUnknownINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

120

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

August 31, 2010

Primary Completion Date

September 30, 2012

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2012

Conditions
Infections
Interventions
PROCEDURE

Normal saline pressurized irrigation

same

DRUG

sub-q gentamicin

2mg/kg of gentamicin in 20 ml of sterile saline up to max dose of 120mg injected above the abdominal wall fascia- the length of the incision will be marked and injection made with intent being to evenly distribute the volume of injection in the subcutaneous tissues in immediate vicinity of and prior to the initial incision- analogous to the technique employed when using local anesthetic

Trial Locations (1)

75216

VANTXHCS, Dallas

Sponsors
All Listed Sponsors
lead

Dallas VA Medical Center

FED

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