Antimicrobial Dressing Versus Standard Dressing in Obese Women Undergoing Cesarean Delivery

Summary

This will be an open label pilot randomized controlled clinical trial. Women undergoing cesarean delivery will be randomized to have standard wound dressing care or chlorohexidine gluconate (CHG) impregnated wound dressing (ReliaTect™ Post-Op Dressing).

Timeline

Start

2019-04-18

Primary completion

2020-01-18

Completion

2020-02-28

Publications

• Background Allegranzi B, Zayed B, Bischoff P, Kubilay NZ, de Jonge S, de Vries F, Gomes SM, Gans S, Wallert ED, Wu X, Abbas M, Boermeester MA, Dellinger EP, Egger M, Gastmeier P, Guirao X, Ren J, Pittet D, Solomkin JS; WHO Guidelines Development Group. New WHO recommendations on intraoperative and postoperative measures for surgical site infection prevention: an evidence-based global perspective. Lancet Infect Dis. 2016 Dec;16(12):e288-e303. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(16)30402-9. Epub 2016 Nov 2.
• Background Berg CJ, Chang J, Callaghan WM, Whitehead SJ. Pregnancy-related mortality in the United States, 1991-1997. Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Feb;101(2):289-96. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(02)02587-5.
• Background DeFrances CJ, Cullen KA, Kozak LJ. National Hospital Discharge Survey: 2005 annual summary with detailed diagnosis and procedure data. Vital Health Stat 13. 2007 Dec;(165):1-209.
• Background Gibbs RS. Clinical risk factors for puerperal infection. Obstet Gynecol. 1980 May;55(5 Suppl):178S-184S. doi: 10.1097/00006250-198003001-00045.
• Saad AF, Salazar AE, Allen L, Saade GR. Antimicrobial Dressing versus Standard Dressing in Obese Women Undergoing Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Perinatol. 2022 Jul;39(9):951-958. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1721112. Epub 2020 Dec 2.

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