Subcuticular Skin Closure at Cesarean Delivery

Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cesarean Section; Infection

Treatments: Procedure: Cesarean Section with Prolen; Procedure: Cesarean Section with Vicryl

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03536832

2018.4.20

Details and patient eligibility

About

Subcuticular skin closure with suture after cesarean has been shown to result in lower rates of wound complications than with staple closure. However, the optimal choice of suture material for subcuticular skin closure is unclear. Vicryl vs Prolen suture materials will be used for subcuticular closure of transverse skin incisions after cesarean section. Patients will be controlled for superficial surgical site infections 1 week after the cesarean section.

Full description

Cesarean section is the most common abdominal surgery worldwide. Subcuticular skin closure with suture after cesarean has been shown to result in lower rates of wound complications than with staple closure. However, the optimal choice of suture material for subcuticular skin closure is unclear. Vicryl vs Prolen suture materials will be used for subcuticular closure of transverse skin incisions after cesarean section. Patients will be controlled for superficial surgical site infections 1 week after the cesarean section.

Enrollment: 220 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 18-40
• women undergoing cesarean section

Exclusion criteria

• body mass index>30

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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220 participants in 2 patient groups

cesarean section with Vicryl

Active Comparator group

Description:

Women undergoing cesarean section with low transverse skin incisions will be closed with 3-0 Vicryl.

Treatment:

Procedure: Cesarean Section with Vicryl

cesarean section with prolene

Active Comparator group

Description:

Women undergoing cesarean section with low transverse skin incisions will be closed with 3-0 Prolen.

Treatment:

Procedure: Cesarean Section with Prolen