Irrisept in Emergency General Surgery Patients

Effects of Irrisept Irrigation in Emergency General Surgery Cases on SSI Rates

This is a single institution, randomized study conducted to determine if irrigation with Irrisept in emergency general surgery patients results in lower surgical site infections compared to normal saline irrigation.

Inclusion Criteria:

• All patients (>18 years old at time of enrollment) who are hospitalized at UT Tyler and undergo an open (or conversion to open) wound class 2-4 surgical procedure for an emergent surgical condition.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Those <18 years of age
• Pressure wounds
• Superficial abscesses (as primary diagnosis)
• intra-abdominal abscess due to previous technical failure