A comparison of patient satisfaction and complications following keyhole surgery wounds closed with tissue glue or stitches
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- aparoscopic general surgerySurgeryLaparoscopic general surgery
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN80786695
- Lead Sponsor
- Carmarthenshire NHS Trust (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 300
Inclusion Criteria
1. All adults (aged 18 years and over), both males and females
2. Elective, general surgical, laparoscopic patients
Exclusion Criteria
1. Known 2-octylcyanoacrylate hypersensitivity
2. Conversion to open procedure
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patient satisfaction in terms of wound appearance and wound closure technique. Measured at six weeks post-operatively.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Wound closure time, measured at the time of operation<br>2. Wound complications (dehisence, infection, resuturing), measured at six weeks post-operatively<br>3. Wound pain, measured at six weeks post-operatively<br>4. Antibiotic usage, measured at the time of operation<br>5. Unscheduled medical review, measured at six weeks post-operatively