Comparison of Subcuticular Suture Materials in Cesarean Skin Closure

Table 3

Comparison of the groups in terms of the secondary outcomes.

	Primary Cesarean			Repeat Cesarean
	Absorbable ()	Nonabsorbable ()	value	Absorbable ()	Nonabsorbable ()	value
Skin closure time
Mean ± SD	6.77 ± 1.12	7.31 ± 1.23		7.3 ± 0.97	7.83 ± 1.04
Median (25th–75th)	7 (6–8)	7 (7-8)	0.016	7 (7-8)	8 (7–9)	0.035
Analgesic use	12.5%	30.2%	0.006	21.4%	29.1%	0.455
Postoperative pain (VAS)
Mean ± SD	3.40 ± 2.74	4.02 ± 2.66		4.0 ± 3.30	4.11 ± 2.69
Median (25th–75th)	3 (1–5)	3 (2–6)	0.099	4 (1–6.75)	4 (2–6)	0.652
Pain at 6th week	11.3%	21.8%	0.067	28.6%	27.3%	0.901
Itching	3.8%	3.4%	1.000	0.00	0.00	NA
Cosmetic results			0.089			0.723
No scar or just a line	41.3%	56.3%		57.1%	63.6%
Mild ridge with minimal change in colour	52.5%	35.6%		35.7%	27.3%
Severe scar (>0,5 cm ridge and red in colour)	6.3%	8.0%		7.1%	9.1%
Satisfaction
Mean ± SD	6.70 ± 2.62	6.56 ± 2.61		7.28 ± 2.44	7.05 ± 2.79
Median (25th–75th)	8 (5–9)	7 (5–9)	0.717	8 (5.25–9.75)	8 (5–10)	0.879

Chi square, Mann-Whitney test, Fisher’s exact test, and NA: not applicable.