Silver dressing to prevent infection after heart surgery
Part of Infections clinical trials.
This trial tests whether a special silver dressing placed on the surgical wound after heart surgery can prevent infections. If you are scheduled for heart surgery through a breastbone cut, you may be eligible to join.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You are scheduled for heart surgery that requires a cut through your breastbone (sternotomy).
- You do not have an active infection at the time of surgery.
- You are not taking antibiotics for an infection (only the antibiotics given during surgery are okay).
- You do not have a known allergy to silver dressings.
- Your surgery is not an emergency, and you are not on a heart-lung machine (ECMO) or bleeding heavily.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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