Early Bandage Removal Post-Cesarean Delivery

Ziv Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Wound Disruption; Wound Infection

Treatments: Procedure: abdominal bandage

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01867567

CSBandage

Details and patient eligibility

About

Women undergoing their first second or third cesarean section will be randomized into two groups. One group will have the abdominal bandage removed at 6 hours post-surgery and the other group will have the bandage removed at 24 hours. Staple removal will be at 5 - 7 days for both groups. The incision will be inspected at the time of staple removal. The 2 groups will be compared for incision disruption and infection. Also, the women will be asked about their satisfaction for time of bandage removal.

Enrollment: 320 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 44 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age of 18 to 44
• elective cesarean section, primary or repeat
• low risk pregnancy

Exclusion criteria

• under the age of 18 and above the age of 44
• diabetes, preeclampsia or other pregnancy complications
• unable or unwilling to give informed consent
• chorioamnionitis
• BMI over 35
• more than 3 cesareans

Trial design

320 participants in 2 patient groups

6 Hours

Experimental group

Description:

Removal of bandage after 6 hours

Treatment:

Procedure: abdominal bandage

24 hours

Active Comparator group

Description:

removal of bandage after 24 hours

Treatment:

Procedure: abdominal bandage