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NCT Number: NCT05510362

Management and Short Term Outcome of Traumatic Wounds in the Emergency Department

Identify the risk factors for complications as well as study the evolution of wounds sutured in the emergency room towards complications such as superinfections, necrosis, disunity of the stitches linked to inadequate initial care.

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Key information

Conditions

Wound Heal Infections Opportunistic Infections Superinfection Wounds and Injuries

Age range

1 year–90 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Nouira

Monastir, Monastir Governorate, 5060, Tunisia

About this study

All traumatic injuries should be considered contaminated upon presentation to the emergency room. This is why the main objective of this study was to describe the attitude of patients towards their wounds, to identify the risk factors for complications as well as to study the evolution of sutured wounds in the emergency room towards complications such as superinfections, necrosis, disunity of stitches linked to inadequate initial treatment.

This is a prospective, observational, monocentric study carried out in the emergency services of the Fattouma Bourguiba hospital in Monastir.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients who presented to the ambulatory emergency circuit of the EPS Fattouma Bourguiba Monastir having as main reason for consultation an acute suturable wound.

Exclusion criteria

  • Wounds requiring surgical treatment
  • Septic wounds
  • Chronic lesions
  • Vascular wounds
  • Patients who did not consent to the protocol.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Evolution of the wound and the healing period.

    Time frame: day 10

    After discharge from ED patients were called back in order to know information about the Suture complications(infection, release of stitches, hematoma, etc.)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Monastir

Other

Registry information

Acronym: SUTURES

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Aug 22, 2022
Registry last updated
Jul 15, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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