Surgical wound dressing vs non dressing
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Surgical intervention is studied
- Registration Number
- SLCTR/2009/005
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr. L.L.N.R.Lekamge
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow up complete
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
All the patient who gives the consent and does not fall in the exclusion criteria
Exclusion Criteria
*Patients who do not give their consent to participate *Known infection or fever at the time of surgery *Dribbling for > 24 hours *Previous hypertrophic scar or a keloid *Patients currently on antibiotics or steroids *Patient and or the surgeon preference of either method *Immune suppressed patients or any medical condition in need of addition of antibiotics *Emergency surgeries where there is not enough time to obtain informed consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Surgical site complications <br>•Wound disruption •Wound erythema •Wound discharge •Haematoma or seroma formation (To determine the occurrence of surgical site infection )<br> []<br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Perception of post operative pain, nursing time and cosmetic appearance after 8 weeks.<br><br> []<br>