Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Steri-Strips: Closure of Pediatric Clean Surgical Wounds with Steri-Strips
Control Intervention1: Subcuticular Suturing: Closure of Pediatric Clean Surgical Wounds by Subcuticular Sutur
Sponsors
Bharati Hospital And Research Centre Bharati Vidyapeeth Deemed to be University Pune
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing clean surgeries
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: History of surgery previously at proposed site of surgery. Known co-morbidities (Diabetes, Bronchial Asthma, Tuberculosis). Patient having severe anemia. Patient with bleeding/ clotting disorder. Patient having cutaneous infection or dermatitis pre-operatively in close proximity to the proposed surgical site. Patient on chemotherapy or steroid treatment for other concomitant condition. Surgical wounds deemed unfit for Steri-Strip application by operating surgeon at the time of wound closure (Presence of infection, high tension wounds/ wounds difficult to approximate with fingers, wounds with exudate, wounds over highly mobile areas like joints).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Comparing cosmesis and wound complications of pediatric clean surgical wounds closed with Steri-Strip versus Subcuticular SuturesTimepoint: Post operative day 5 2 weeks post surgery 2 months post surgery | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To demonstrate significant cost reduction by using Steri-Strips instead of subcuticular sutures for closure of pediatric clean surgical woundsTimepoint: Post operative day 5 2 weeks post surgery 2 months post surgery | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr. Rohaan Rajesh Kamat
Bharati Hospital And Research Center, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune
Outcome results
None listed