Optimal Time for Staple/Dressing Removal

Hadassah Medical Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Patient Satisfaction; Surgical Wound Infection; Surgical Wound Healing

Treatments: Other: questionnaire

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01724255

StapleDressingRemoval-HMO-CTIL

Details and patient eligibility

About

The medical literature does not provide sufficient information or recommendation regarding the optimal time to remove the staples and the bandage after a cesarean section. The goal of this study is to compare 5 groups of patients:

1. staple removal on POD 4 and dressing removal on Post Operative Day (POD)1
2. staple removal on POD 4 and dressing removal on Post Operative Day (POD)4
3. staple removal on POD 7 and dressing removal on Post Operative Day (POD)1
4. staple removal on POD 7 and dressing removal on Post Operative Day (POD)7
5. staple removal on POD 4 and dressing removal on Post Operative Day (POD)7

Since there is no definite protocol for staple and dressing removal, we will adapt the above protocol each for a 3-4 month period of time. Patients will be contacted to either return for a follow up visit or to answer a telephone survey.

Enrollment: 1,500 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients undergoing a cesarean section at our facility

Exclusion criteria

• patients lost to follow up

Trial design

1,500 participants in 5 patient groups

staple removal day 4 dressing removal day 1

Description:

early staple removal and early dressing removal

Treatment:

Other: questionnaire

staple removal day 4 dressing removal day 4

Description:

early staple removal and day 4 dressing removal

Treatment:

Other: questionnaire

staple removal day 7, dressing removal day 1

Description:

late staple removal and early dressing removal

Treatment:

Other: questionnaire

staple removal day 7, dressing removal day 7

Description:

late staple removal and late dressing removal

Treatment:

Other: questionnaire

staple removal day 7, dressing removal day 4

Description:

late staple removal and day 4 dressing removal

Treatment:

Other: questionnaire