Open AccessStudy protocol for the groin wound infection after vascular exposure (GIVE) audit and multicentre cohort study
Author(s) -
Brenig Llwyd Gwilym,
Athanasios Saratzis,
Ruth Benson,
Rachael Forsythe,
George Dovell,
Nikesh Dattani,
Tristan Lane,
Ryan Preece,
Joseph Shalhoub,
David C. Bosanquet
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of surgery protocols
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.291
H-Index - 4
ISSN - 2468-3574
DOI - 10.1016/j.isjp.2019.06.001
Subject(s) - medicine , groin , nice , audit , observational study , emergency medicine , incidence (geometry) , mortality rate , surgery , optics , economics , programming language , physics , management , computer science
Surgical site infections (SSIs) following groin incision for arterial exposure are commonplace and a significant cause of morbidity and mortality following major arterial surgery. Published incidence varies considerably. The primary aim of GIVE will be to compare individual units' practice with established guidelines from The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). Secondary aims will be to describe the contemporary rate of SSI in patients undergoing groin incision for arterial exposure, to identify risk factors for groin wound infection, to examine the value of published tools in the prediction of SSI, to identify areas of equipoise which could be examined in future efficacy/effectiveness trials and to compare UK SSI rates with international centres.