WOLVERINE COHORT STUDY
Research type
Research Study
Full title
An international cohort study of Wound Closure and Surgical Site Infection Prevention Strategies in Abdominal Surgery.
IRAS ID
334321
Contact name
Thomas Pinkney
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
University of Birmingham
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 2 months, 30 days
Research summary
Wound closure methods following surgical intervention is a major issue and has been the focus of interest ever since surgical interventions were introduced. Despite considerable improvements in patient outcomes, failure of wound healing still remains the commonest cause of surgical morbidity worldwide. The aim of the WOLVERINE study is to provide global real-world data on patients, disease and operation-related factors and outcomes, which will also serve as benchmark data to set up a future interventional study on abdominal wound closure and SSI prevention.
The impact of this study can be ground-breaking not only from the perspective of patient safety and quality of life, but also because of the methodology proposed. Collecting prospective, unselected patient data and providing feedback directly to the surgeons and hospitals can inform and harmonise practice across countries and continents. It is envisaged that this pathway could be used to improve and standardise surgical quality for many other operations and processes around surgery in the future, in countries with both well developed and less developed surgical services.
REC name
West Midlands - South Birmingham Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
24/WM/0115
Date of REC Opinion
23 May 2024
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion