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Comparison Of Outcome Of Wound Closure After Thyroid Surgery With And Without Platysma Suturing in terms of wound scar and pain.
This randomized controlled trail was conducted at Surgical Ward from January 2021 to July 2021.
Materials and Methods Total 72 patients (indicated for thyroid surgery) who were fulfilling the inclusion criteria were enrolled. Patients were divided randomly into two groups by using lottery method. In Group A patients wound closure was done without Platysma Suturing and in Group-B patients wound closure was done with Platysma Suturing. Pain assessment was done with the help of VAS after surgery (6, Hours, 24 hours, 48 hours). Scar assessment was carried out with the help of POSAS. All this information was noted by the researcher himself and noted on a well-designed questionnaire.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| With Platysma suturing | Experimental | platysma muscle was sutured in this group |
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| Without Platysma suturing | Experimental | platysma muscle was not sutured in this group |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paltysma suturing | Procedure | platysma muscle was sutured in this group with vicryl |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Post operative Pain | Pain assessed on visual analogue scale. higher the VAS score means more pain and lower score mean less pain | 48 hours |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Adeel Ashiq, MS | The Children Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| The Children Hospital | Lahore | Punjab Province | 42000 | Pakistan |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D010149 | Pain, Postoperative |
| D002921 | Cicatrix |
| ID | Term |
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| D011183 | Postoperative Complications |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D010146 | Pain |
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2 groups included
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| Without Platysma suturing | Procedure | platysma muscle was not sutured in this group |
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| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D005355 | Fibrosis |