Study of the Incidence of Surgical Site Infections Developed by Patients Hospitalized in the Wards of a Large Teaching Hospital in Rome, Italy

NCT05788575 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1956
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 5,424
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The surgical departments of the hospital were included in the study on a rotational basis over a period of 5 months. All patients undergoing surgery during this period were enrolled in the study. The data collection in each department lasted 6 months (8 in the case of the use of prostheses) of which:

• 5 months of continuous survey of hospitalized patients
• 30 days of post-operative surveillance for all operations, 90 days for operations involving the use of prosthetic material Surveillance ends when a surgical site infection occurs, even if the event is prior to 30 or 90 days. For each surgery, information was recorded such as the type of surgery, duration, ASA score, prophylaxis.

Conditions

Surgical Site Infection

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Incidence of surgical site infection

  30 days or 90 days (prosthesis)

Interventions

surgery PROCEDURE

any surgery that an inpatient has undergone

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

hospitalized patients undergoing surgery

You may qualify if:

• patient undergoing surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS: lead

Study Sites (1)

Fondazione Policlinico Universitario "A. Gemelli" IRCCS

Rome, RM, 00168, Italy

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Surgical Wound Infection

Interventions

Surgical Procedures, Operative

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Wound Infection; Infections; Postoperative Complications; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Chief of the Complex Operative Unit of Hospital Hygiene

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 15, 2023
• First Posted: March 29, 2023
• Study Start: July 2, 2018
• Primary Completion: November 15, 2022
• Study Completion: November 15, 2022
• Last Updated: September 27, 2024

Record last verified: 2023-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

IT (1)