Impact of Pre-surgical Nasal Bacterial Reduction on Postoperative Surgical Site Infections / Standard Care Change
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2012-07-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Patients presenting in the Emergency Department or admitted to the hospital with displaced
hip fractures who require hemiarthroplasty or open reduction internal fixation or with spinal
instability/fractures in need of urgent surgical intervention will receive treatment to
reduce the number of microorganisms in their nose prior to surgery. After surgery, the
subjects will be observed for any surgical site infections.