Surgical staples compared with subcuticular suture for skin closure after cesarean delivery: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To compare the risk of cesarean wound disruption or infection after closure with surgical staples compared with subcuticular suture.

Methods

Women with viable pregnancies at 24 weeks of gestation or greater undergoing scheduled or unscheduled cesarean delivery were randomized to wound closure with surgical staples or absorbable suture. Staples were removed at postoperative days 3-4 for low transverse incisions and days 7-10 for vertical incisions. Standardized wound evaluations were performed at discharge (days 3-4) and 4-6 weeks postoperatively. The primary outcome was a composite of wound disruption or infection within 4-6 weeks. Secondary outcomes included operative time, highest pain score on analog scale, cosmesis score, and patient scar satisfaction score. An

SUBMITTER: Figueroa D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3875219 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature