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

Table 6

Differences between the mean scar assessment scores of the two groups as assessed by the nurse and independent observers.

Variable	Staple; Mean (SD)	Suture; Mean (SD)	value	value
Nurse VAS score on day 5	7.57 (1.30)	7.00 (1.10)	2.31	0.023
Nurse VAS score at 6 weeks	8.71 (1.45)	8.55 (1.23)	0.58	0.566
Nurse observer scar width (OSAS) score	1.94 (0.67)	2.26 (1.01)	−1.80	0.075
Nurse observer scar height (OSAS) score	1.74 (0.74)	2.09 (0.86)	−2.07	0.041
Nurse observer scar pliability (OSAS) score	2.06 (1.13)	2.36 (1.11)	−1.288	0.201
Total nurse OSAS score+	5.74 (1.87)	6.70 (2.62)	−2.039	0.044
Observer 1 VAS score at 6 weeks	8.00 (0.91)	8.32 (1.00)	−1.62	0.109
Observer 2 VAS score at 6 weeks	5.34 (1.81)	5.91 (1.90)	−1.50	0.136
Average VAS score	6.67 (1.19)	7.11 (1.33)	−1.71	0.091
Observer 1 OSAS width	2.49 (0.72)	2.32 (0.78)	1.10	0.275
Observer 2 OSAS width	4.55 (1.73)	4.26 (1.71)	0.84	0.404
Observer 1 OSAS height	2.26 (0.94)	2.19 (1.10)	0.30	0.763
Observer 1 OSAS height	3.51 (1.49)	3.51 (1.53)	−0.14	0.892
Average OSAS score	6.40 (1.78)	6.15 (1.92)	0.64	0.524

+: modified observer component of the patient observer scar assessment scale (OSAS); VAS: visual analogue scale; modified OSAS: observer scar assessment scale.