Effectiveness of Triclosan Coated Sutures in Preventing Leg Wound Infection After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2013-10-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess whether triclosan-coated sutures reduces wound infections compared to regular non-coated sutures, after saphenous vein harvesting in CABG patients.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Rambam Health Care Campus
• Treatments: Triclosan

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• 18 years of age or older with written informed consent

• Male and female subjects

• Subjects scheduled for an elective and urgent CABG surgery that includes saphenous vein harvesting.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Known allergy or intolerance to triclosan

• Different surgical prophylactic antibiotic regimen than common in the department.

• Continuous preoperative and predicted postoperative antibiotic treatment.