Comparison between knife and electrocautery incisions in extremity's surgery

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20180306038971N2

Enrollment

Registered

2020-09-30

Start date

2020-09-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-10-06

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Conditions

Wound complications due to surgical incision.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Patients who are cut with a knife. Intervention 2: Patients undergoing electrocautery incision. Intervention 3: Patients undergoing knife and electrocautery incision.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who referred to orthopedic surgery in extremity's

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Orthopedic surgery in extremities No blister necrosis infection and serious tissue damage at the incision site No active systemic infection No blood coagulation problems

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Bleeding during surgery. Timepoint: After 24 hours, 1 weeks, 2 weeks and 4 weeks. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Infection. Timepoint: After 24 hours, 1 weeks, 2 weeks and 4 weeks. Method of measurement: Wound examination.;Surgical scar. Timepoint: After surgery. Method of measurement: Surgical ruler.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMohammad Ali Okhovatpour

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

okhovatpour@sbmu.ac.ir+98 21 2303 1294

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026