2 Clinical Trials for Various Conditions
This study is aimed at determining whether or not the use of a wound suction device placed on the cesarean incision instead of a standard sterile dressing will decrease the prevalence of wound complications and wound infections in women at high risk for post operative complications. The study will first look at the infection and wound complication rate in women 6 months prior to the start date of the study by reviewing charts of women who have undergone a cesarean section. The study involves placing a single use, portable wound vacuum over the cesarean section incision and keeping it in place for 72h. The investigators will then compare the rates of wound infection and wound complications between these two groups. It is our hypothesis that negative pressure wound systems will decrease the wound infection and complication rate in this high risk population.
Analysis of exhaled breath samples using a high-speed gas chromatography medical device will identify Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) that are specifically associated with SIRS and Sepsis. Primary outcome measures will include the assessment of the zNose Diagnostic Breath Analysis System, which includes high-speed gas chromatography, in the early detection of SIRS and Sepsis as compared with current SIRS and Sepsis evaluation methods.