Comparison of effects of LigaSure™ with those of Monopolar Electrocautery on wound healing in early post-operative period after pilonidal sinus surgery
Completed
- Conditions
- Sacrococcygeal pilonidal diseasePilonidal cystSkin and Connective Tissue Diseases
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN81456610
- Lead Sponsor
- Baskent University (Turkey)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 128
Inclusion Criteria
1. Consecutive patients aged greater than 18 years, either sex
2. Pilonidal disease
3. Considered appropriate for primary closure
4. Giving informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
1. Declining to participate in the study
2. Having prior surgery for the disease
3. Found to have abscess and infection
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Surgical site infections, assessed based on the hospital infection control practices advisory committee guidelines<br>2. Early wound failure (dehiscence), considered as breakdown and dehiscence of the sutured wound with or without infection<br>3. Recurrence
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Post-operative use of antibiotics<br>2. Time to remove sutures<br>3. Time to wound healing (days), refers to full epithelisation over the wound. When the wound was not healed in the month after surgery, the follow-up of the wound was continued until the wound healed completely.<br>4. Time to return to all daily activities<br>5. Time to complete recovery, defined as return to all activities and as complete healing of the wound<br>6. Patient satisfaction<br>7. Pain