Clinical Study
A Randomized Study Comparing Skin Staples with Subcuticular Sutures for Wound Closure at Caesarean Section in Black-Skinned Women
Table 7
Cost comparison between the staple and suture groups.
| | Variables | Staples ( = 47)
Mean (SD) | Suture ( = 47)
Mean (SD) | -test;
value |
| | Cost of operation time, including application +/− removal of closure material (NGN) | 4718.68 (561.88) | 2082.64 (493.32) | 23.716; <0.001 | | Cost in USD | 29.49 | 13.02 | | | Cost of wound closure time during surgery and application +/− removal of closure material (NGN) | 3417.22 (39.49) | 720.26 (96.56) | 177.24; <0.001 | | Cost in USD | 21.36 | 4.50 | |
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