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Complications in body contouring surgery.

To describe the wound related complication rate in post-bariatric body contouring surgery patients who are treated according to a new guideline and assess the factors associated with a higher complication rate.

Effect of infrapatellar nerve block on chronic anterior knee pain after tibial nailing.

To study the effect of a nerve block of the infrapatellar nerve with local infiltration with lidocaine or saline on chronic anterior knee pain after tibial nailing.Secondairy objectives:- to measure knee pain on a VAS for eight different activities…

Biomarker Expression, predicts risk of re-AMputation, impaired woundhealing and secundairy systemic cardiovascualr events, in patients with endstage peripheral atherosclerotic disease undergoing leg amputation due to advanced atherosclerotic disease. The "BEAM" study.

The objective of the study comprises the identification of (tissue) biomarkers related to the risk of re-amputaion, systemic atehrosclerotic manifestations and woundhealing in patients with critical limb ischemia by investigating tissue biopts at…

Male Infertility After Totally ExtraPeritoneal Hernia Repair (TEP)

The primary aim of this study is to examine/determine the effect of Totally ExtraPeritoneal (TEP) endoscopic hernia repair on male fertility. To measure this outcome, we examine testicular perfusion, volume, semen quality and blood levels of…

Wound treatment in orthopedic surgery; a prospective randomised study of Aquacel Surgical versus Curapor after total knee and total hip surgey.

This research aims to conduct blistering and reduce freguent dressing changes in patients undergoing total hip replacement or total knee replacement have undergone in the use of Aquacel Surgical dressing.This compares with the usual method of wound…

Safer & More Efficient Closure of Trocar Wounds; Manual vs. Automated, a Pilot Trial

Primary objectivesTime needed for proper closure of the trocar wounds with the automated deviceSecondary objectivesDemonstrate user-friendliness of the Mediclose System

The use of Prevena Incision Management System on clean closed sternal midline incisions in subjects at high risk for surgical site occurrences.

The objective of the study is to assess the performance of topical negative pressure therapy application with Prevena* Incision Management System (IMS) versus standard conventional wound therapy (SCWT) on closed median sternal incisions in patients…