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NCT Number: NCT05289232

Prevalence and Complications of Suture in the ED

included patients who had sutured wounds in the ED were asked about complications after suture .

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Key information

Conditions

Suture, Complication

Age range

12 year–90 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Emergency department of university hospital Fattouma Bourguiba of Monastir Monastir, Monastir Tunisia Monastir, Tunisia, 5000

Monastir, Monastir ,Tunisia, 5000, Tunisia

About this study

All patients using the emergency room of EPS Fattouma Bourguiba Monastir are welcomed by a resident in the suture room. After an inclusion, patients are cared for in the outpatient circuit and the suture will be done in the dedicated box. Before discharging the patient, instructions and standardized prescriptions are given to the patient such as standard prescriptions for local wound care, removal of stitches and verification of vaccination status.

The data relevant to this study are obtained prospectively from a detailed questionnaire in the annex and a telephone call and they are completed retrospectively with the data collected in the computerized medical record.

At the healing period, between 15 days and 45 days after the suture, the investigators called the patients back in order to know the evolution of the wound, the adherence to the instructions and the prescriptions, the quality of healing and the search for complications (infection , loose stitches, hematoma, etc.)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with 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. Sutures complications after discharge of the Emergency Department PART 1

    Time frame: 15 days after the suture

    After discharge from ED , patients were called back in order to know other informations about the patient and about the wound : its location,its dimension,the edges of the wound ,if its bleedong before suture ,and other factors that can facilitate its complications . the evolution of the wound, the adherence to the instructions and the prescriptions, the quality of healing and the search for complications

Secondary outcomes

  1. Sutures complications after discharge of the Emergency Department PART 2

    Time frame: 45 days after the suture

    the patients were asked about the evolution of the wound,the appearence of complications such as disunity of stitches ,infection,delayed healing, necrosis, subcutaneous hematoma and about the adherence to the instructions and the prescriptionsgiven at discharge .

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Monastir

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Prevalence of Complications Post Sutured Wounds in the ED

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
Mar 21, 2022
Registry last updated
May 16, 2023

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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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