Absorbable Suture Versus Nonabsorbable Suture Intradermal for the Skin Transverse Section in Cesarean

Universidade do Vale do Sapucai

Status

Completed

Conditions

Cesarean Section

Sutures

Treatments

Other: Continuous suture with polyglecaprone 25

Other: Continuous suture with polyamide (nylon)

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT02839005

MRJ

Details and patient eligibility

About

Context: Cesarean section is the most common surgery in women, both in developed and underdeveloped countries. However results are conflicting report in which material for intradermal suturing get better aesthetic result. Objective: To compare the aesthetic appearance of two suture materials, polyglecaprone 25 and polyamide (nylon) with intradermal sutures for skin closure in women undergoing cesarean section first. Methods: This is a clinical, prospective and randomized study which was conducted in the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics of a tertiary Institute, Hospital das Clinicas Samuel Libânio, in PousoAlegre, Estate of Minas Gerais. Sixty women undergoing cesarean section were first included and randomized into two groups: group I (n = 30) polyamide and group II (n = 30) polyglecaprone 25. Hypertrophy, color and width of the wound were evaluated, receiving a score, according to Trimbos table, six months after surgery. Later the results were compared to non-parametric statistical tests

Enrollment

60 patients

Sex

Female

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients who underwent cesarean section
No restriction of ethnicity, education or social class

Exclusion criteria

Scarring Pfannenstiel prior
Diabetic patients using drugs;
Patients with collagen diseases
Patients with pre operative tests to indicate any systemic sign of infection or site, not previously treated until the time of surgery.
Patients who withdrew informed consent
Patients who did not attend the pre scheduled dates for the controls after surgery .