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Non-diabetic pregnant women who undergo elective CS will be randomized into two groups: group I included women who has their skin closed with subcuticular interrupted mattress suture using non-absorbable polypropylene, and group II included women who has their skin closed with subcuticular continous suture using the same suture material
Non-diabetic pregnant women who undergo elective CS will be randomized into two groups: group I included women who had their skin closed with subcuticular interrupted mattress suture using non-absorbable polypropylene, and group II included women who had their skin closed with subcuticular continous suture using the same suture material.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| continous subcuticular | Active Comparator | skin closed with continous subcuticular mattress suture using non-absorbable polypropylene |
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| Interrupted subcuticular | Active Comparator | skin closed with interrupted subcuticular mattress suture using non-absorbable polypropylene |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Interrupted subcuticular skin closure | Procedure | skin is closed with interrupted mattress subcuticular sutures using non-absorbable polypropylene after elective cesarean section |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| wound infection | occurrence of signs of wound infection | 10 days after surgery |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| scar dehiscence | occurrence of scar dehiscence or incisional hernia | 10 days after surgery |
| wound seroma | occurrence of seroma of wound |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Ahmed Maged, MD | Kasr Alainy medical school | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Kasr Alainy medical school | Cairo | 12151 | Egypt |
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| continuous subcuticular skin closure | Procedure | skin is closed with continuous subcuticular sutures using non-absorbable polypropylene after elective cesarean section |
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| 10 days after surgery |
| the need for reclosure | actual gapping of wound | 10 days after surgery |
| postoperative pain | through visual analogue score The visual analogue scale or visual analog scale (VAS) is a psychometric response scale which can be used in questionnaires. It is a measurement instrument for subjective characteristics or attitudes that cannot be directly measured. When responding to a VAS item, respondents specify their level of agreement to a statement by indicating a position along a continuous line between two end-points. | 12 hours after surgery |
| wound hematoma | occurrence of subcutanous hematoma | 10 days after surgery |