Sacrococcygeal pilonidal disease Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases Pilonidal cyst
Conditions
Interventions
Following an incision in the skin, pilonidal sinus excision was performed with monopolar electrocautery in the control group (n = 64) (Group ME) and with LigaSure™ in the study group (n = 64) (Group L
Sponsors
Baskent University (Turkey)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
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
Exclusion criteria: 1. Declining to participate in the study 2. Having prior surgery for the disease 3. Found to have abscess and infection
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Surgical site infections, assessed based on the hospital infection control practices advisory committee guidelines 2. Early wound failure (dehiscence), considered as breakdown and dehiscence of the sutured wound with or without infection 3. Recurrence | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Post-operative use of antibiotics 2. Time to remove sutures 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. 4. Time to return to all daily activities 5. Time to complete recovery, defined as return to all activities and as complete healing of the wound 6. Patient satisfaction 7. Pain | — |
Countries
Turkey
Outcome results
None listed