research to compare the outcomes of using knife versus heat cutting during cutting skin in abdominal surgery
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: Z533- Procedure converted to open procedure
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/05/042624
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Vivek Kumar Roy
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
all patients admitted in the surgery department for elective abdominal surgical procedures
Exclusion Criteria
1. Age <18 years
2. Any malignant disease.
3. Chronic medical illness like diabetes, asthma , tuberculosis.
4. Gross infection of operative site.
5. Unwilling patients
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Wound healing as assessed by Southampton grading systemTimepoint: on day 7 after surgery
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method late wound complicationsTimepoint: 2nd, 4th, 6th week and 6 months after operation;Pain at surgical siteTimepoint: day 0, day 1 and day 2 after surgery