A Randomized Control Trial Comparing Transparent Film Dressings and Conventional Occlusive Dressings for Elective Surgical Procedures

Authors

  • Moushira Hosny Ezzelarab Clinical and Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
  • Omar Nouh Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
  • Ahmed Nabil Ahmed Cairo University
  • Mervat Gaber Anany Clinical and Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
  • Nevine Gamal El Rachidi Clinical and Chemical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
  • Ahmed Safwat Salem Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2019.809

Keywords:

Surgical site infection, Dressings, Incision, Transparent, Occlusive

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Surgical site infection is one of the major health-care-associated problems causing substantial morbidity and mortality and constituting a financial burden on hospitals as well. The wound management is one of the crucial evidence-based strategies in the reduction of surgical site infection rates

AIM: To study the impact of standardisation of transparent semipermeable dressing procedure on the rate of surgical site infection in comparison with conventional dressing in clean and clean-contaminated surgeries.

METHODS: The study included 100 patients who were admitted to surgical wards in Cairo university hospitals, for clean and clean-contaminated operations, in the period from February 2017 to August 2017. Immunocompromised and uncontrolled diabetic patients were excluded. Patients were randomly allocated into two groups; in the first group, patients wounds were covered using transparent semipermeable dressing, while the second group patients’ wounds were covered using conventional occlusive gauze dressing. Patients were followed up for criteria of infection every other day during the first week then at two weeks, three weeks and four weeks.

RESULTS: In clean and clean-contaminated operations, the transparent dressing group showed a significantly lesser rate of surgical site infection at (2%), compared with the conventional occlusive gauze dressing group with a surgical site infection rate of (14%) (p-value of 0.02).

CONCLUSION: The transparent semipermeable dressing is effective in reducing surgical site infection rate in clean and clean-contaminated operations.

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Published

2019-08-29

How to Cite

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Ezzelarab MH, Nouh O, Ahmed AN, Anany MG, El Rachidi NG, Salem AS. A Randomized Control Trial Comparing Transparent Film Dressings and Conventional Occlusive Dressings for Elective Surgical Procedures. Open Access Maced J Med Sci [Internet]. 2019 Aug. 29 [cited 2024 Mar. 28];7(17):2844-50. Available from: https://oamjms.eu/index.php/mjms/article/view/oamjms.2019.809

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B - Clinical Sciences