Treatment of Early Post-Op Wound Infection After Internal Fixation

Abstract

Postoperative infection is one of the most prevalent and challenging complications faced by orthopaedic surgeons and patients in both the military and civilian populations. The wounds are contaminated or colonized at the time of injury, during the course of therapy, or both. Infection is always a possibility with any surgical intervention, particularly in the setting of orthopaedic trauma where multiple factors make the prevention and treatment of these infections very complicated. As of October 1, 2018, a total of 2028 patients have been screened for eligibility, and of these, 905 (45%) were eligible. Of the 905 eligible patients, 232 (26% of eligible) were consented and enrolled into the RCT; 130 (14% of eligible) were consented and enrolled into the observational arm. As of October 1, 2018, the study has been closed for enrollment and we reached 87.9% of our total enrollment. Two hundred and fifteen of all patients have completed the study.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1064846

Entities

People

  • William Obremskey

Organizations

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Biomedical Research
  • Civilian Population
  • Data Analysis
  • Debridement
  • Department Of Defense
  • Health Services
  • Infection
  • Information Operations
  • Orthopedic Surgical Procedures
  • Surgery
  • Traumatic Amputation
  • Wound Infections
  • Wounds And Injuries

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Gulf War Illness and Chronic Multisymptom Illness in Veterans.
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Trauma Surgery or Emergency Medicine.