CompletedNot Applicable

Delayed Primary Closure of Skin in Emergency Caesarean Section

India70 participantsStarted 2021-03-01

Plain-language summary

Pregnant mothers requiring emergency cs with history of ruptured membranes would be allocated randomly into two groups in an aim to study the comparative outcome of different methods of skin closure namely primary and delayed primary closure on the incidence of wound infections requiring secondary closures and to detect the associated risk factors increasing chance of surgical site infections.

Who can participate

Age range21 Years – 40 Years

SexFEMALE

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INCLUSION CRITERIA : • Parturients admitted with rupture of membranes undergoing emergency CS EXCLUSION CRITERIA : * Presence of intact membranes * Incision other than Pfannenstiel * Presence of pre-existing infection at the site of skin incision * Presence of obvious chorioamnionitis * Presence of any immunosuppressive condition including HIV, intake of immunosuppressive medication, h/o chemotherapy, haematological malignancies, etc. * Presence of other conditions interfering with wound healing like Tuberculosis, Diabetes, collagen disorders, etc.

What they're measuring

Surgical site infections requiring secondary closure

Timeframe: 6 days from the day of surgery

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04587960

SponsorDr.Jhuma Biswas

Sponsor typeOTHER_GOV

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-06-15

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