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Prophylactic use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) on surgical wounds following lower extremity orthopedic trauma to prevent infectious complications.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Intervention | Experimental | Prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| PICO, Smith & Nephew | Device | Direct application of negative pressure wound therapy following Foot and Ankle surgery |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Number patients with postoperative wound infections (POWI) as classified bij the Centers for Disease Control and prevention (CDC)-criteria. | The number of POWI's within 30 days of surgery will be recorded. These will be classified in superficial and deep POWI's using the criteria as proposed by the CDC. | 30 days |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| The American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Score (AOFAS) will be measured at six months | To asses functional outcome of the participants the AOFAS questionnaire will be used | 6 months |
| EuroQol five dimensions questionnaire (EQ-5D)will be measured at six months |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Academic Medical Center | Amsterdam | North Holland | 1105AZ | Netherlands |
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To asses the quality of life of the participants the EQ-5D questionnaire will be used |
| 6 months |