Electrocautery Versus Scalpel for Surgical Skin Incisions in Cesarean Section.

N/ACompletedNCT02332252

Saint Thomas Hospital, Panama500 enrolled

Overview

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

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

500

Conditions

Surgical Wound Infection

Interventions

ScalpelDEVICE

Skin incision performed with a scalpel during cesarean section.

ElectrocauteryDEVICE

Skin incision performed with an electrocautery during cesarean section.

Skin incisionPROCEDURE

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALE

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Elective Cesarean section, regardless of gestational age. Exclusion Criteria: * Skin infection in the cesarean section area. * Emergency cesarean section. * Presence of a maternal pathology that increases the risk of infection (immunocompromised state).

Locations (1)

Saint Thomas H

Panama City, Panama

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Surgical Site Infection

Presence of signs of surgical site infection after cesarean section.

Time frame: 8 days

Secondary Outcomes

Post operative pain

Post operative pain using a visual scale after surgery.

Time frame: 8 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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