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Study aim
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Comparison of appendectomy wound repair with two semi-plastic subcuticular methods.
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Design
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The study is a clinical trial with parallel groups, triple blind, randomized, on 80 patients. For randomization, the random block method (balance block randomization) is used.
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Settings and conduct
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This study is conducted on uncomplicated appendicitis patients of Besat Hospital, Hamedan. In this study, after meeting the entry and exit criteria, the patients will be randomly divided into two intervention groups of 40 people, first and second. In the first intervention group, appendectomy wound closure will be performed using semi-plastic suture, and in the second intervention group, it will be performed using subcuticular suture. In this study, patients and researchers and statistical analysts will be unaware of the study and details.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Patients with uncomplicated appendicitis with informed consent in the age range of 15-65 years were included in the study, but patients with underlying problems, smoking and antibiotic use, history of abdominal surgery and obesity will be excluded from the study.
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Intervention groups
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First group: appendectomy wound closure is done using semi-plastic method.
Second group: appendectomy wound closure is done using subcuticular method.
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Main outcome variables
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The color of wound secretions; the smell of wound secretionsl the color of tissues around the wound; the condition of the wound in terms of granulation and epithelization; the width of the scar; the warmth of the wound; the opening of the wound; pain.