Primary Versus Secondary Closure of Stoma-Reversal Skin Wound

Ayub Teaching Hospital50 enrolled

Overview

to compare infection rate stoma reversal skin wound after primary or secondary closure

There will be two groups. In group A, skin will be stitched with prolene while in group B skin will be left open to follow up till 1 month and wound observed for infection according to CDC guidelines.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Wound Infection

Interventions

primary skin closurePROCEDURE

skin will be stitched after stoma reversal to heal by primary intention

Eligibility

Sex: ALL

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * . All patients who undergo ileostomy or colostomy reversal will be included Exclusion Criteria: * included patients with reversal of stoma through laparatomy, post-operative anastomotic leak and co-morbidities like diabetes, Chronic liver disease, chronic kidney disease etc

Locations (1)

Ayub teaching hospital

Abbottābād, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

surgical site infection

skin wound infection at surgical site will be observed on CDC guidelines

Time frame: 30 days

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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