The Treatment of Purulent Flexor Tenosynovitis - is Postoperative Catheter Irrigation Necessary? a Prospective Randomized Trial.
Status: Completed
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Intervention Type: Procedure
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
This study evaluates the effect of postoperative intermittent closed-catheter irrigation on the recovery from the purulent flexor tenosynovitis. One group of patients suffering from acute purulent flexor tenosynovitis is treated using intraoperative irrigation only and the other group having both intra- and postoperative irrigation.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:
• clinical diagnosis of purulent flexor tenosynovitis with all four positive Kanavel's signs:
‣ symmetric swelling of the entire digit
⁃ exquisite tenderness along the course of the tendon sheath
⁃ semiflexed posture of the digit
⁃ pain with attempted passive extension of the digit
• age over 18 years
• patient's willingness to participate in the study
Locations
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Finland
Tampere University Hospital
Tampere
Time Frame
Start Date: 2015-03
Completion Date: 2024-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 48
Treatments
Experimental: Intraoperative irrigation only
The infected tendon sheath is irrigated intraoperatively, the catheter is removed, and small rubber srains are left in small incisions.
Active_comparator: Intra- and postoperative irrigation
The infected tendon sheath is irrigated intraoperatively, the catheter is kept in place, the irrigation is continued postoperatively 3 times a day for 3 days.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Collaborators: Tampere University Hospital
Leads: Tampere University