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Electrocautery for Safe Skin Incision

NCT05744284 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 281

Last updated 2023-02-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The use of electrocautery to incise the skin is still debated. Aim of the present study is to contribute at the use of electrocautery for skin incision as safe procedure both for patients and surgeons.

Conditions

  • Skin Injury

Interventions

DEVICE

electrocautery

advantages reported in this study in terms of wound infections, healing time, postoperative pain and cosmetic results in association with economic gain for saving in the purchase of scalpels, represent a formidable motivation for the surgeons to abandon the scalpel in favors of diathermy

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Catania

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-01-01
Primary Completion
2021-11-15
Completion
2022-12-20
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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