Multicenter Infection Surveillance Study Following Colorectal Procedures

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2007-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study is a multicenter, open label, observational, postmarketing surveillance study of the ON-Q® Silver SoakerTM in the United States and Canada. This study was developed to investigate specific aspects of infection rates and hospital length of stay following routine use of this device in patients undergoing colorectal surgical procedures.

• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Halyard Health
• Treatments: Anesthetics; Anesthetics, Local

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Men and women, >18 years of age;

• Scheduled for elective colon procedure;

• Ability to complete patient survey questionnaires;

• Provision of informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with a prior allergic reaction to Morphine, Demerol, Dilaudid, Fentanyl, Marcaine (bupivacaine), lidocaine or Naropin (ropivacaine);

• Procedures for hemorrhoids;

• Inability to perform follow up assessments