Comparing two wound vacuum methods for severe skin infections
Part of Infections, Skin clinical trials.
This study compares two wound care methods after emergency surgery for a serious skin infection. One method uses a standard wound vacuum, and the other uses a wound vacuum that also irrigates (rinses) the wound to see if it helps with healing.
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Who can take part
- You must be 18 years of age or older.
- Your doctor suspects you have a serious skin infection (called a necrotizing soft tissue infection) that needs emergency surgery.
- Your surgeon plans to use a wound vacuum (a device that helps the wound heal by pulling out fluid).
- Your wound must be in a location where a wound vacuum can fit properly.
- You are not being treated for this infection at another hospital.
- You are not currently in prison or jail.
Quick eligibility check
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