Study for Antibiotic Impregnated Calcium Sulfate Beads as Prophylaxis for Surgical Site Infection
Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2019-07-01
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Summary
The CDC quotes a rate of wound infection of 2-5% for inpatient surgery. Patients undergoing a
vascular operation, however, are generally at an increased risk of wound infection with rates
often close to 5-10%. Groin incisions are an additional risk factor for surgical site
infections, with rates of wound infection being quoted from 10-15%, and even as high as 30%
in high risk patients. The use of implantable calcium sulfate beads mixed with antibiotics
may help to lower the rate of infection in these high risk patients.