# Prevena to Prevent Surgical Site Infection After Emergency Abdominal Laparotomy

> **NCT04496180** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **University Hospital, Geneva** · enrollment: 334 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Surgical Site Infection
- Length of Stay
- Seroma
- Hematoma

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Closed incision negative pressure therapy versus standard dressing after emergency abdominal laparotomies

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04496180
- **Lead sponsor:** University Hospital, Geneva
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2021-09-01
- **Primary completion:** 2023-09-01
- **Final completion:** 2025-09-01
- **Target enrollment:** 334 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2021-04-30


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04496180

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04496180, "Prevena to Prevent Surgical Site Infection After Emergency Abdominal Laparotomy". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04496180. Licensed CC0.

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