RecruitingPhase 3ACTRN12606000445572

Wound Healing After Craniotomy

Wound Healing After Craniotomy : a randomised prospective trial comparing scalp clips to artery forceps as techniques of scalp haemostasis

Sponsor

Clinical Associate Professor R. Andrew Danks

Enrollment

120 participants

Start Date

Nov 1, 2004

Study Type

Interventional

Conditions

Wound healing after craniotomy of greater than 2 hours' duration. The craniotomy can be for any of the appropriate indications, such as intra-cranial tumour, aneurysm etc.

Summary

The purpose is to study whether different techniques of haemostasis of the scalp edges during the operation of craniotomy lasting more than 2 hours have any influence on the speed and acceptability of healing of the wound

Eligibility

Sex: Both males and femalesMin Age: 18 Yearss

Inclusion Criteria1

All patients undergoing de novo supra-tentorial craniotomy which is expected to last at least 2 hours.

Exclusion Criteria1

Children, posterior fossa craniotomies, re-do craniotomies, and past irradiation.

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Interventions

We are comparing healing of the scalp wounds when Aesculap Rainey clips are used on the wound edge to obtain scalp haemostasis (comparison intervention), to the results when artery forceps are used (control). These devices are applied during the operation (2 to many hours), and then removed prior to closure of the wound.

Locations(1)

Australia

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