Any disease which required exploratory Lapartomy in children from newborns to 12 years of age. Abdomen Operative Surgical Procedures Exploratory Laparotomy Surgical Wound Dehiscence Abdominal Wound Closure Techniques Interrupted Mass Closure Continuous Mass Closure
Conditions
Interventions
After patient selection the patient was closed randomly by either continuous or interrupted mass closure techniques after exploratory laparotomy.
Active Comparator Procedure/Surgery
continuous or interrupted mass closure
Sponsors
None listed
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
1 Years to 12 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Age < 12 2. Undergoing exploratory laparotomy via transverse incision 3. Expected survival greater than 31 days 4. Septic focus controlled and lavage done before randomization 5. Informed consent by parents
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Participating in another intervention 2. Coagulopathy (assessed by INR) 3. Undergoing immunosuppressive therapy 4. Had chemotherapy within 2 weeks of surgery 5. Had radiotherapy within 8 weeks of surgery 6. Had a previous laparotomy in the past 31 days
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| which patient developed wound dehiscence with either of the technique. everyday till 31 days post exploratory laparotomy Clinical assessment | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| N/A N/A N/A | — |
Countries
Pakistan
Contacts
Public ContactSafwan Khan
PGR
Outcome results
None listed