Status:

COMPLETED

Absorbable or Non Absorbable Sutures in Hand Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Department of Hand surgery Södersjukhuset

Conditions:

Wound Complication Hand Surgery

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-99 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

After all surgical procedures, the skin must be closed with some form of stitch, in healthcare called suture. According to the tradition of hand surgery, sutures that must be removed by caregivers, ie...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • all consecutive patients\> 18 years of age who are operated on at the hand surgery clinic Södersjukhuset for elective or emergency surgery that do not meet any of the exclusion criteria.

Exclusion

  • -The researcher has an age \<18 years.
  • Patients with known healing problems in the past, for example patients with burns or during cortisone treatment.
  • Patients undergoing surgery where skin grafting occurs.
  • Patients with acute injuries that include a traumatic wound-ie what is usually referred to as "open injuries" -where the risk of infection is higher from the beginning.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 19 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 11 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

270 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04812275

Start Date

April 19 2021

End Date

November 11 2023

Last Update

December 15 2023

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Södersjukhuset Hospital

Stockholm, Sweden, 118 83