Optimizing Prevention of Healthcare-Acquired Infections After Cardiac Surgery

Completed

Conditions studied: Healthcare Associated Infectious Disease, Sternal Superficial Wound Infection, Sepsis, Pneumonia, Deep Sternal Infection

In brief

Our Aim is to identify patient risk factors and clinical practices associated with healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) after cardiac surgery. We will use prospectively collected data housed within the MSTCVS-QC (Michigan Society of Thoracic \& Cardiovascular Surgeons Quality Collaborative) to reveal risk factors that elevate a patient's risk of developing HAIs. The results of this analysis will form the foundation for the development of standardized regional practices to reduce HAIs. We will explore the effect of traditional patient-level measures (age, sex, comorbid conditions), process measures (timing and selection of antibiotics, continuous insulin infusion, transfusions), and surgical practices (use of bilateral internal mammary artery usage among diabetics, vein harvesting approach).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02068716

Run by

Dr. Donald Likosky

People needed

911754

Starts

2014-03-01

Expected to finish

2018-09-29

Last updated by the study team

2018-10-23

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Female and male adult patients 18 and over undergoing cardiac surgery within the state of Michigan from January 1, 2011 through June 30, 2013.

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnant women,
• children,
• endocarditis

Where it is running

• Mstcvs-Qc — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial information comes from ClinicalTrials.gov and is refreshed daily. TrialsForMe does not provide medical care and does not run the studies it lists.