Quality of Scar after Total Thyroidectomy: A Single Blinded Randomized Trial Comparing Octyl-Cyanoacrylate and Subcuticular Absorbable Suture
Table 1
Personal and clinical data of patients.
Octyl-cyanoacrylate (25 pts)
Subcuticular suture (25 pts)
Sex
F
15 (60%)
18 (72%)
M
10 (40%)
7 (28%)
Age (yrs)1
52.7 (14.2)
59.2 (12.6)
Diagnosis
Benign
19 (76)
18 (72)
Tumor
6 (24)
7 (28)
Length of wound (cm)1
4.2 (0.8)
4.0 (0.7)
Duration of operation (min)1
87.0 (13.2)
94.5 (13.5)
Bleeding from wound margins
4 (16)
0 (0)
Wound complications (infection and dehiscence)
0 (0)
0 (0)
Sex, diagnosis, bleeding, and complications are expressed as number (%). Age, length of wound, and duration of operation are expressed as mean (st. dev.).
1-test not significant.
