Evaluating Advantages of Prevena After Hip and Knee Arthroplasty

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Conditions studied: Infection of Total Hip Joint Prosthesis

In brief

Determine the extent to which application of the Prevena vacuum system to clean surgical incisions immediately following surgical procedure (total hip or total knee arthroplasty) will reduce the rates of: * readmission to hospital for surgical intervention due to wound complications * seroma * hematoma * infection compared to group of patients whose wounds were covered with traditional gauze dressings.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01854138

Run by

ProMedica Health System

People needed

248

Starts

2014-01-01

Expected to finish

2015-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-07-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients undergoing primary total hip or knee arthroplasty
• 18-85 years of age

You may not qualify if…

• Patients undergoing revision total hip or knee arthroplasty
• Allergy to silver
• Current systemic infection
• Currently being treated for malignancy
• Patients suffering from anemia or malnutrition
• Patients afflicted with jaundice
• Patients deemed to be non-compliant

Where it is running

• Wildwood Orthopaedic and Spine Hospital — Toledo, Ohio, United States

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