N/A
N=60
Effect of Peri-operative Supplemental Oxygen in Wound Infection After Appendectomy
Perioperative Hyperoxygenation · Wound Infection
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02687217 ↗Enrolled (actual)
60
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
May 2016
Primary outcome: Primary: ASEPSIS Score — 30; 30; 0; 0 participants — p=0.5
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- oxygen (Drug)
- Age
- Pediatric, Adult, Older Adult · 15+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Lady Hardinge Medical College
- Primary completion
- Mar 2013
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY ASEPSIS Score |
30; 30; 0; 0; 0; 0 | 0.5 |
| SECONDARY Number of Patients Requiring Additional Investigations |
0; 0; 30; 30 | 0.5 |
| SECONDARY Number of Patients Requiring Additional Treatment |
0; 0; 30; 30 | 0.5 |
Summary
The study evaluates the role of supplemental hyper-oxygenation given perioperatively on wound site infection after appendectomy. Half of the patients received ≥50% oxygen and half of them received no oxygen during the surgical procedure.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Clinical diagnosis or Radiological diagnosis of acute appendicitis.
- Appendectomy through the Mc Burney incision.
Exclusion Criteria
- Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases.
- Immunodeficiency disease.
- Patients requiring midline incision.
- Patients requiring general anaesthesia after failure of spinal anaesthesia.
- Patients requiring higher oxygen in perioperative period.
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT02687217). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.