Evaluation of Emergency Suturing With Absorbable Versus Non-absorbable Suture Material in a Pediatric Population

Overview

The investigators recruit patients admitted to the Pediatric Emergency Department of the Geneva's University Hospital with open wounds needing suture. The patients are treated with absorbable versus non-absorbable suture material according to randomization. Outcomes are: 1. infection rate at the first follow-up (between 4 and 14 days, depending on the sutured site and defined by protocol) 2. scar appearance at a 6-months follow-up.

The investigators recruit patients admitted to the Pediatric Emergency Department of the Geneva's University Hospital with open wounds needing suture. The patients are treated with absorbable versus non-absorbable suture material according to randomization. After obtaining the patient's/parent's consent and randomization, the suture material will be provided. Selection of the size of the thread and the date of the first follow-up are determined as follows: * Face: Thread size 5-0 to 7-0, first follow-up 4-7 days * Torso/back: Thread size 4-0 or 5-0, first follow-up 10-14 days * Arms: Thread size 4-0 or 5-0, first follow-up 7- 10 days * Hand: Thread size 5-0 or 6-0, first follow-up 7-10 days * Legs: Thread size 4-0 or 5-0, first follow-up 7-14 days The patients are examined by in the outpatient wound clinic by specialised nurses under medical supervision at the first follow-up, and at six months by one of the investigators. Outcomes: 1. infection rate at the first follow-up (between 4 and 14 days, depending on the sutured site and defined by protocol) 2. scar appearance at a 6-months follow-up.

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