Research Article
Comparison of Subcuticular Suture Materials in Cesarean Skin Closure
Table 2
Comparison of the groups in terms of the primary outcomes (complication rates).
| | Complication | Primary Cesarean | Repeat Cesarean | | Absorbable () | Nonabsorbable () | value | Absorbable () | Nonabsorbable () | value |
| | Wound infection (%) | 22.5% | 14.9% | 0.210 | 14.3% | 12.7% | 1.000 | | Hematoma | 6.3% | 3.4% | 0.480 | 0.0 | 5.5% | 0.546 | | Dehiscence | 5.0 | 5.7 | 1.000 | 10.7 | 10.9 | 1.000 | | Hypertrophic scar | 3.8% | 2.3% | 0.668 | 3.6% | 0.0 | 0.352 |
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Chi square test, Fisher’s exact test.
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