Wound Infection Alexis Wound Retractor

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Appendicitis

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the incidence of surgical site wound infection will be reduced in open appendectomy patients through the use of the Alexis® wound retractor.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00323453

Run by

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

People needed

109

Starts

2006-03-01

Expected to finish

2008-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-11-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Clinical diagnosis of appendicitis
• Open appendectomy
• Ability to attend follow-up visit

Where it is running

• Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital — Santa Barbara, California, United States

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