A Randomized Study Comparing Skin Staples with Subcuticular Sutures for Wound Closure at Caesarean Section in Black-Skinned Women

Table 5

Differences between the mean VAS of the study participants and participants’ scar assessment scale scores as assessed by the study participants.

Variable	Staple; Mean (SD)	Suture; Mean (SD)	value	value
VAS score on 5th day after operation	7.36 (1.77)	7.36 (1.74)	0.00	1.000
VAS score at 6 weeks after operation	9.23 (1.63)	9.04 (1.50)	0.592	0.555
Is the scar painful?	1.21 (0.55)	1.19 (0.45)	0.206	0.838
Is the scar itchy?	1.77 (1.27)	1.70 (1.38)	0.233	0.816
Is the scar colour different from normal?	1.57 (1.08)	1.81 (1.65)	−0.814	0.418
Is the stiffness of scar different from normal skin?	2.09 (1.27)	2.70 (1.96)	−1.816	0.073
Is the thickness of scar different from normal skin?	1.81 (1.10)	1.89 (1.34)	−0.337	0.737
Is the scar more irregular than normal skin?	1.66 (1.56)	2.06 (1.61)	−1.236	0.220
Total patient OSAS score	10.10 (4.13)	11.36 (5.39)	−1.266	0.209
Patient satisfaction score at 6 weeks	4.62 (0.71)	4.51 (0.66)	0.756	0.452

POSAS: patient observer scar assessment scale (patient OSAS).