Sutures Versus Glue in Laparoscopic Port Site Closure.

St. James's Hospital, Ireland200 enrolled

Overview

Cosmesis postoperatively is an important consideration for both patients and surgeons and consequently surgeons have become increasingly interested in replacing conventional sutures by means of adhesive bonds for the closure of skin wounds. Therefore the investigators are using two different close techniques for laparoscopic wounds. These are; 1. sutures with steri-strips and 2. adhesive bond.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

200

Conditions

Cosmetic Outcome Infection Cost

Interventions

4-0 MonocrylOTHER

sutures and steri-strips

Adhesive GlueOTHER

Adhesive Glue

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Elective Laparoscopic surgeries. Emergency Laparoscopic surgeries. Exclusion Criteria: * Contaminated wounds. immunocompromised patients. diabetic patients. history of Keloid scarring.

Locations (1)

St. James Hospital

Dublin, Ireland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Cosmesis

Cosmetic outcome being graded by patient and clinician via questionnaire. Observer scar assessment form (1-10) 1 = worst result possible, 10 being the best result possible.

Time frame: 6 months

Secondary Outcomes

Surgical site infection (SSI).

Any superficial site infection which requires antibiotic use or wound complication such as dehisence. This information will be obtained from clinic.

Time frame: 6 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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