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Diathermy vs Scalpel in Abdominal Incision in Women Undergoing CS

NCT05462418 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2022-07-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Cesarean section is surging worldwide. For an extended period of surgical practice, the scalpel has been well-known as a gold-standard tool for making surgical incisions. The diathermy, electrocautery, is a substitute.

Conditions

  • Incision, Surgical

Interventions

PROCEDURE

electrosurgery

incisions completed using use the unipolar diathermy from Whiteline till we reach the parietal peritoneum (cutting the Whiteline then coagulation till reaching the peritoneum). The used diathermy frequency was 50-70 MHz.

PROCEDURE

scalpel

patients had their incisions completed using the surgical scalpel till we reach the parietal peritoneum.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cairo University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mohammed A Taymour, MD · Cairo University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-07-15
Primary Completion
2023-01-15
Completion
2023-02-15

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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