Scalpel versus Electrocautery Skin Incision for Elective Inguinal Hernioplasty - A Randomised Control Trail

Historically, surgical skin incisions are made with scalpel. Use of scalpel causes bleeding resulting in clouded operative field.

Alternatively,electrocautery can be used to decrease incision time and ensure a bloodless operative field.Using electrocautery instead of

scalpel for skin incision in elective inguinal hernia repair, results in decreased post operative pain and post operative wound

complications like seroma, hematoma, wound dehiscence resulting in short duration of hospital stay.Several studies comparing the

advantages and disadvantages of scalpel and electrocautery incision are needed to improve patient care. Studying them in clean cases

like elective inguinal hernioplasty will help us to form a basic theory upon which further studies can be done on various other surgeries.

So this study attempts to compare safety and efficacy of the use of electrocautery skin incision has better outcome than traditional use of

scalpel in elective inguinal hernioplasty in patients admitted in department of Surgery.Application of the results of the study will result

in improvement of patient care.