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Electrocautery Versus Scalpel for Surgical Skin Incisions in Cesarean Section.

NCT02332252 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 500

Last updated 2018-01-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

To determine the risk of surgical site infection after surgical skin incision, comparing electrocautery vs. scalpel.

Conditions

  • Surgical Wound Infection

Interventions

DEVICE

Scalpel

Skin incision performed with a scalpel during cesarean section.

DEVICE

Electrocautery

Skin incision performed with an electrocautery during cesarean section.

PROCEDURE

Skin incision

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Saint Thomas Hospital, Panama

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Osvaldo Reyes, MD · Saint Thomas Hospital, Panama

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-08-31
Primary Completion
2016-02-29
Completion
2016-08-31

Countries

  • Panama

Study Locations

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