The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
This is a single institution, randomized study conducted to determine if irrigation with Irrisept in emergency general surgery patients results in lower surgical site infections compared to normal saline irrigation.
Inclusion Criteria: * All patients (\>18 years old at time of enrollment) who are hospitalized at UT Tyler and undergo an open (or conversion to open) wound class 2-4 surgical procedure for an emergent surgical condition. Exclusion Criteria: * Those \<18 years of age * Pressure wounds * Superficial abscesses (as primary diagnosis) * intra-abdominal abscess due to previous technical failure
Intraperitoneal irrigation with Irrisept solution
Intraperitoneal irrigation with normal saline
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