Reducing Surgical Site Infection Rates Using an Alternative Sternal Dressing
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Wound of Skin
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 660 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Stanford University · Other
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About This Trial
This study will evaluate two alternative dressings compared to a standard Island dressing presently in use at Stanford Hospital to determine reductions in surgical site infection (SSI) rates among cardiac surgery patients. Cardiovascular surgery patients who will have a sternotomy incision as a routine part of their surgery will be approached to voluntarily participate. Participants will be random…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Participants who will undergo cardiac surgery via a sternotomy incision.Inclusion criteria will be patients having surgical valve, CABGs, aortic dissection, myectomy and myotomy, Cox MAZE, Myocardial bridge Un-roofing
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients undergoing heart transplan…
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