Synopsis A significant number of deliveries are performed using the cesarean section. The procedure comes with surgical morbidity, including pain, blood loss, and infection, resulting in increased hospital stay and expenditure. Additionally, the exposure of healthcare professionals to body fluids and incidences like injuries from sharp sutures are some of the additional drawbacks of traditional methods of skin closure. The quality improvement of the procedures is the need of the hour.
Though several new techniques, such as absorbable subcuticular staples, have been developed, they lack strong scientific evidence. To bridge this evidence gap, the current study has compared absorbable subcuticular staples with absorbable subcuticular sutures. This “ Med Fact ” discusses- “ A Randomized Clinical Trial of Subcuticular Staples Versus Subcuticular Suture for Cesarean Section Skin Closure, ”…
